Table 1.

Sample description and comparisons between MBCT and CBASP in pretreatment variables

Variable		MBCT n = 34	CBASP n = 34	Statistics
Gender n (%)	Female	21 (61.8)	21 (61.8)	Fisher's exact test: p = 1.00
	Male	13 (38.2)	13 (38.2)
Diagnosis a n (%)	Current major depressive episode at least two years	27 (79.4)	29 (85.3)	Fisher's exact test: p = .87
	Current major depressive episode with preceding dysthymic disorder	1 (2.9)	1 (2.9)
	Current major depressive episode as part of recurrent major depression with incomplete recovery between episodes during the last two years	6 (17.6)	4 (11.8)
Age M (SD)		48.09 (11.62)	51.03 (10.60)	t(65) = −1.08; p = .28
IIP‐32 subscale PA M (SD)		0.84 (0.62)	0.84 (0.57)	t(66) = 0.00; p = 1.00
IIP‐32 subscale BC M (SD)		1.39 (0.86)	1.21 (0.98)	t(66) = 0.81; p = .42
IIP‐32 subscale DE M (SD)		1.88 (1.01)	1.62 (0.96)	t(66) = 1.11; p = .27
IIP‐32 subscale FG M (SD)		2.43 (0.89)	2.51 (0.81)	t(66) = −0.39; p = .70
IIP‐32 subscale HI M (SD)		2.52 (0.94)	2.82 (0.72)	t(66) = −1.45; p = .15
IIP‐32 subscale JK M (SD)		2.64 (0.81)	2.88 (0.75)	t(66) = −1.21; p = .23
IIP‐32 subscale LM M (SD)		2.10 (0.99)	2.51 (0.83)	t(66) = −1.86; p = .07
IIP‐32 subscale NO M (SD)		1.48 (0.83)	1.65 (0.71)	t(66) = −0.94; p = .35

Abbreviations: BC, vindictive/self‐centered; CBASP, cognitive behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy; DE, cold/distant; FG, socially inhibited/avoidant; HI, nonassertive; IIP‐32, short version of the inventory of interpersonal problems; JK, overly accommodating/exploitable; LM, self‐sacrificing/overly nurturant; M, mean; MBCT, mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy; NO, intrusive/needy; PA, domineering/controlling; SD, standard deviation.

^aCriteria for chronic major depression according to DSM‐IV were therefore met by n = 56 patients, and criteria for persistent depressive disorder according to DSM‐5 (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) by n = 58 patients.