Table 3.

Multiple regression analysis showing the effects of age, educational attainment, novelty seeking, and purpose in life score on change in self-compassion during an 8-week mindfulness-based intervention (n = 57).

Variable	Change in self-compassion scale scores between baseline and 8 weeks (Δ self-compassion scale)
	β	t-Value	p-Value
Constant		−0.415	0.680
Age	0.085	0.657	0.514
Educational attainment	0.227	1.771	0.083
Novelty seeking (TCI)	−0.293	−2.338	0.023
T-score (PIL)	0.271	2.143	0.037

Adjusted R² = 0.153, F = 3.443, p = 0.015.