TABLE 3.

The five facet mindfulness questionnaire (FFMQ) and positive and negative affect schedule (PANAS) scores before and after meditation training.

	Before training	After training
FFMQ
Observing	23.06 (1.54)	27.00 (1.27)∗∗
Describing	22.37 (1.09)	28.44 (1.19)∗∗
Acting with awareness	20.31 (1.15)	27.81 (1.11)∗∗
Non-reactivity	23.63 (1.32)	26.63 (1.22)
Non-judging	19.50 (1.09)	22.31 (1.31)∗
Total	108.876 (4.21)	132.19 (3.84)∗∗
PANAS
positive affect	30.84 (0.86)	30.38 (0.95)
negative affect	16.63 (0.89)	12.88 (0.62)∗∗

Values are given as group means (standard error). ^∗p < 0.05, ^∗∗p < 0.01.