Table 2 The effect of mindfulness practice on exam score and stress
Criteria | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FFMQ total mindfulness score | FFMQ observing score | FFMQ describing score | FFMQ acting with awareness score | FFMQ non-judging score | FFMQ non-reactivity score | |
Predictors | ||||||
Exam score | B = 0.79 p < 0.0001 | B = 0.10 p = 0.08 | B = − 0.07 p = 0.17 | B = 0.19 p = 0.002 | B = 0.13 p = 0.02 | B = 0.24 p < 0.0001 |
Exam-induced perceived stress | B = -0.76 p = 0.16 | B = − 0.09 p = 0.63 | B = 0.37 p = 0.02 | B = − 0.08 p = 0.69 | B = 0.14 p = 0.46 | B = − 0.25 p = 0.24 |
Exam-induced salivary cortisol | B = − 13.93 p = 0.02 | B = − 2.68 p = 0.19 | B = 1.27 p = 0.50 | B = − 2.95 p = 0.19 | B = − 2.11 p = 0.33 | B = − 4.15 p = 0.08 |