TABLE 2.
The Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) scores before and after meditation training.
| Before training | After training | T-value | |
| Mindfulness score (FFMQ) | |||
| Observe | 23.06 (1.54) | 27.00 (1.27) | −3.134 |
| Describe | 22.37 (1.09) | 28.44 (1.19) | −6.235 |
| Awareness | 20.31 (1.15) | 27.81 (1.11) | −3.890 |
| Non-judgment | 23.63 (1.32) | 26.63 (1.22) | −1.324 |
| Non-reactivity | 19.50 (1.09) | 22.31 (1.31) | −2.397 |
| Total | 108.876 (4.21) | 132.19 (3.84) | −5.307 |
| Anxiety state (STAI) | |||
| State Anxiety Inventory | 45.56 (1.49) | 41.87 (1.15) | 2.112 |
| Trait Anxiety Inventory | 44.43 (1.57) | 44.12 (1.43) | 0.168 |
| PANAS | |||
| Positive affect | 30.84 (0.86) | 30.38 (0.95) | 1.225 |
| Negative affect | 16.63 (0.89) | 12.88 (0.62) | 5.616 |
Values are given as group means (SE). Bold values indicate p < 0.05.