Research Article
Effects of a Mindfulness Meditation Course on Learning and Cognitive Performance among University Students in Taiwan
Table 2
Characteristics of the study participants (
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| | Variable | (%) | Chi-square statistic | value | Total
282 (100) | Intervention group
152 (53.9) | Control group
130 (46.1) |
| | Sex | | | | 14.03 | <0.001 | | Males | 110 (39.0) | 44 (28.9) | 66 (50.8) | | Females | 172 (61.0) | 108 (71.1) | 64 (49.2) | | Religious affiliation | | | | 2.69 | 0.441 | | None | 145 (51.4) | 79 (52.0) | 66 (50.8) | | Buddhism | 43 (15.2) | 25 (16.4) | 18 (13.8) | | Taoism | 52 (18.4) | 30 (19.7) | 22 (16.9) | | Others | 42 (14.9) | 18 (11.8) | 24 (18.5) | | Perceived health status | | | | 4.10 | 0.129 | | Healthy | 159 (56.4) | 94 (61.8) | 65 (50.0) | | Neutral | 97 (34.4) | 45 (29.6) | 52 (40.0) | | Unhealthy | 26 (9.2) | 13 (8.6) | 13 (10.0) | | Experience practicing mindfulness meditation | | | | 10.65 | <0.001 | | Yes | 170 (60.3) | 105 (69.1) | 65 (50.0) | | No | 112 (39.7) | 47 (30.9) | 65 (50.0) | | College of study | | | | 60.76 | <0.001 | | Management and social sciences | 107 (37.9) | 68 (44.7) | 39 (30.0) | | Humanities and arts | 73 (25.9) | 59 (38.8) | 14 (10.8) | | Science and technology | 102 (36.2) | 25 (16.4) | 77 (59.2) |
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