Table 3.
Means and Standard Deviations of Total SOCS-O and SOCS-S Scores for all Participants and Participant Subgroups Using Available Data From Both Validation Samples (Stages 3 and 4).
| Total SOCS-O |
Total SOCS-S |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,319 Health care staff (Stage 3) | 371 Students (Stage 4) | 1,319 Health care staff (Stage 3) | 371 Students (Stage 4) | |
| All participants | 82.16 (9.73); n = 1,238 | 81.16 (8.56); n = 371 | 70.79 (11.65); n = 1,204 | 69.66 (11.11); n = 371 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 83.03 (9.28); n = 941 | 81.62 (8.35); n = 326 | 70.93 (11.40); n = 937 | 69.73 (11.12); n = 326 |
| Male | 78.42 (10.29); n = 179 | 78.12 (9.54); n = 42 | 70.97 (12.60); n = 180 | 69.48 (11.47); n = 42 |
| Length of previous meditation experience | ||||
| No previous experience | 81.58 (9.92); n = 800 | 80.51 (8.52); n = 283 | 70.05 (11.74); n = 798 | 68.57 (11.20); n = 283 |
| Less than a year | 82.66 (8.24); n = 109 | 83.47 (8.01); n = 49 | 69.95 (10.46); n = 107 | 72.08 (11.52); n = 49 |
| 1 to 5 Years | 84.44 (8.43); n = 139 | 82.83 (9.18); n = 36 | 73.30 (10.33); n = 139 | 74.33 (8.20); n = 36 |
| Over 5 years | 84.86 (9.49); n = 70 | 85.00 (6.56); n = 3 | 78.35 (10.78); n = 71 | 77.00 (5.29); n = 3 |
| Level of education | ||||
| No formal qualifications | 77.83 (14.17); n = 12 | — | 64.67 (17.84); n = 12 | — |
| GCSE or equivalent | 80.84 (10.55); n = 143 | — | 68.40 (12.30); n = 141 | — |
| A-level or equivalent | 83.26 (9.75); n = 200 | — | 71.81 (11.57); n = 200 | — |
| Degree (e.g., BA, BSc) or equivalent | 82.18 (9.14); n = 500 | — | 70.91 (11.01); n = 500 | — |
| Higher degree (e.g., MA, MSc, PhD) or equivalent | 82.54 (9.54); n = 272 | — | 72.04 (11.61); n = 271 | — |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 81.01 (9.66); n = 152 | 81.27 (8.44); n = 315 | 69.85 (12.02); n = 154 | 69.30 (11.13); n = 315 |
| Married/civil partnership/cohabiting/long-term relationship | 82.37 (9.59); n = 868 | 80.53 (9.38); n = 55 | 71.33 (11.52); n = 864 | 71.53 (10.93); n = 55 |
| Separated/divorced | 82.86 (9.74); n = 96 | — | 69.71 (11.70); n = 95 | — |
| Widowed | 82.23 (10.91); n = 14 | — | 69.36 (8.28); n = 14 | — |
Note. SOCS-O = Sussex-Oxford Compassion for Others Scale; SOCS-S = Sussex-Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale; GCSE = General Certificate of Secondary Education. Standard deviations are given in parentheses.