The Mediating Effects of Coping Style on the Effects of Breath Count Mindfulness Training on Depressive Symptoms among International Students in China

Table 5

Effects of mindfulness training on blood cortisol (nmol/l).

	Before (mean)	SD	After (mean)	SD
Narrative	9.31	0.35	8.32	0.45	<0.01
Mindfulness	9.35	0.59	8.48	0.44	<0.01
Running	9.29	0.48	9.18	0.39	n.s.^#

Note: n.s.: not significant, with paired -test, ^#, repeated one-way ANOVA.