A randomised active-controlled trial to examine the effects of an online mindfulness intervention on executive control, critical thinking and key thinking dispositions in a university student sample

Noone, Chris; Hogan, Michael J.

doi:10.1186/s40359-018-0226-3

Table 4 Means and standard deviations for manipulation check variables and their correlations with change scores

From: A randomised active-controlled trial to examine the effects of an online mindfulness intervention on executive control, critical thinking and key thinking dispositions in a university student sample

		Sham Meditation								Mindfulness Meditation							Overall
	N	M	SD	ΔHCTA	ΔHB	ΔSWM	ΔOBS	ΔNR	N	M	SD	ΔHCTA	ΔHB	ΔSWM	ΔOBS	ΔNR	M	SD
Meditation Quantity	48	14.85	12.52	0.53^**	−0.03	− 0.11	0.47^**	0.27	43	15.72	13.61	0.32^*	−0.13	0.17	0.36^*	0.23	15.26	12.98
Week 2 TAM Barriers	21	23.51	29.65	0.25	−0.27	− 0.29	− 0.04	− 0.07	25	28.49	32.08	− 0.07	− 0.18	− 0.03	0.42	0.07	26.22	30.75
Week 4 TAM Barriers	35	5.69	2.74	− 0.05	− 0.06	0.00	− 0.38^*	0.02	28	4.93	1.92	0.08	0.12	−0.09	− 0.39^*	− 0.03	5.35	2.42
Week 2 TAM Ease	21	35.97	31.44	0.17	−0.10	− 0.38	− 0.12	− 0.42	25	31.99	28.24	− 0.12	−0.23	− 0.19	0.22	0.06	33.80	29.48
Week 4 TAM Ease	35	14.00	1.41	0.29	−0.15	−0.15	0.34^*	0.03	28	14.04	1.57	0.07	−0.12	0.37	0.21	0.00	14.02	1.48
Week 2 TAM Enjoyment	21	7.52	3.27	−0.13	−0.07	0.18	0.22	0.12	25	8.20	3.33	0.26	0.21	0.07	−0.36	−0.02	7.89	3.28
Week 4 TAM Enjoyment	35	9.57	2.34	0.08	0.00	−0.19	0.05	0.24	28	10.86	1.67	−0.08	−0.02	0.09	0.07	−0.13	10.14	2.15
Week 2 Satisfaction	21	3.76	.77	0.10	−0.15	0.04	0.12	−0.14	25	3.96	0.68	0.27	−0.11	−0.04	0.05	−0.03	3.87	0.72
Week 4 Satisfaction	35	3.50	.86	0.00	−0.14	−0.03	0.18	−0.16	28	4.10	0.43	−0.18	0.01	0.12	−0.01	0.05	3.88	0.72
Week 2 PMQ Perseverance	21	61.81	24.07	0.14	0.04	−0.10	−0.14	−0.40	25	67.04	23.17	0.16	−0.15	−0.14	0.05	0.20	64.65	23.47
Week 4 PMQ Perseverance	35	55.43	21.38	0.24	−0.13	−0.14	0.16	0.15	28	64.55	18.81	0.02	0.24	−0.13	0.11	0.14	59.48	20.63
Week 2 PMQ Receptivity	20	62.05	25.31	0.30	0.35	−0.01	−0.05	−0.18	25	70.01	21.75	0.28	−0.17	−0.02	− 0.20	0.09	66.47	23.47
Week 4 PMQ Receptivity	35	72.73	19.13	−0.05	0.15	0.08	−0.20	−0.26	28	72.39	19.00	0.16	0.13	−0.03	0.08	−0.10	72.58	18.92

Note: Δ = Change score; TAM = Technology Acceptance Model; PMQ = Practice Quality – Mindfulness; HCTA = Halpern Critical Thinking Assessment; SWM = Sternberg Working Memory Task; OBS = Observing Subscale of Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire; NR = Non-reactivity of Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire
* denotes p < .05
** denotes p <.01

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