The Improvement of Emotion and Attention Regulation after a 6-Week Training of Focused Meditation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 1
General linear model for repeated measures: changes in self-report assessments from Pre- to posttest for each group.
Questionnaires
GLM
Paired -tests
FM
PR
WLC
Pretest
Posttest
Pretest
Posttest
Pretest
Posttest
df
M (SD)
M (SD)
M (SD)
M (SD)
M (SD)
M (SD)
Anxiety
STAI state
2.69
9.34*
1.93 (.41)
1.78 (.39)
1.92 (.37)
1.78 (.29)
1.78 (.35)
2.16 (.49)*
STAI trait
2.69
9.75*
1.94 (.44)
1.78 (.33)*
1.95 (.43)
1.83 (.43)
1.90 (.34)
2.16 (.42)*
Attention
AC-correct answer
2.69
.19
105.7 (20.8)
118.5 (19.4)
101.6 (24.8)
111.3 (23.4)
105.8 (18.8)
117.7 (17.7)
AC-errors
2.69
.58
.53 (.90)
1.19 (4.6)
1.04 (1.9)
.75 (1.6)
.59 (.79)
.41 (.73)
AC-omissionsa
2.69
.49
10.8 (8.3)
7.1 (5.2)*
10.7 (14.1)
8.4 (7.1)
13.1 (7.8)
12.2 (5.6)
AC-total score
2.68
.35
93.6 (21.9)
111.0 (20.3)
89.8 (29.8)
102.2 (24.7)
92.5 (20.5)
107.2 (20.5)
Task ratings
Anxiety DT
2.53
4.50*
5.73 (2.62)
3.95 (2.0)*
5.09 (2.2)
5.24 (2.1)
5.81 (2.5)
6.50 (2.0)
Difficulty DT
2.53
5.0*
6.94 (2.0)
5.26 (1.9)**
6.90 (1.8)
6.90 (1.8)
7.25 (2.1)
7.38 (1.3)
VAL-E
2.68
3.86*
1.43 (.47)
1.70 (.55)*
1.44 (.69)
1.70 (.73)
1.81 (.82)
1.47 (.64)
ARO-E
2.68
3.41*
7.75 (1.2)
6.97 (.90)*
7.24 (1.8)
7.40 (.97)
7.36 (1.5)
7.47 (1.3)
VAL-N
2.68
.31
5.68 (.85)
6.18 (1.3)
5.98 (1.3)
6.24 (1.3)
6.18 (.99)
6.43 (1.3)
ARO-N
2.68
.09
2.81 (1.5)
2.77 (1.5)
3.24 (1.8)
3.22 (1.5)
2.47 (1.5)
2.61 (1.3)
GLM: general linear model for repeated measures; FM: focused meditation; PR: progressive relaxation; WLC: wait-list control; STAI: state trait anxiety inventory; AC: atenção concentrada (concentrated attention); DT: discriminant task; VAL-E: assessment of valence in emotional condition; ARO-E: assessment of arousal in emotional condition; VAL-N: assessment of valence in neutral condition; ARO-N: assessment of arousal in neutral condition.
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