Table 2.

Frequency and duration of specific meditation-related adverse effects

MRAES-MBP Item	Any	Never	Days to 1 week	1 week to 1 month	1 month to 1 year	1 year+
1	12.44	87.56	9.45	1.84	0.46	0.69
2	26.96	73.04	21.89	2.30	1.61	1.15
3	25.81	74.19	18.66	3.92	1.61	1.61
4	22.81	77.19	15.67	4.15	1.38	1.61
5	16.13	83.87	9.22	3.46	1.61	1.84
6	17.97	82.03	11.29	3.46	1.84	1.38
7	19.35	80.65	11.52	3.23	1.38	3.23
8	15.21	84.79	10.14	1.84	1.38	1.84
9	13.82	86.18	7.14	3.00	1.84	1.84
10	19.59	80.41	13.36	2.76	2.30	1.15
11	5.76	94.24	3.00	1.15	0.23	1.38

Note: MRAES-MBP = Meditation-Related Adverse Effects Scale – Mindfulness-Based Program (Britton et al., 2018). MRAES-MBP items assess trouble thinking clearly (Item 1), anxiety (Item 2), traumatic re-experiencing (Item 3), emotional sensitivity (Item 4), trouble enjoying things (Item 5), feeling distant or cut off from others (Item 6), difficulty sleeping (Item 7), experiencing headaches and/or body pain (Item 8), sensitive hearing (Item 9), feeling disconnected from everything (Item 10), and other (Item 11). Values represent percentage of sample. n = 434.