Changes in depression and anxiety through mindfulness group therapy in Japan: the role of mindfulness and self-compassion as possible mediators

Table 3 Means, SDs, and the results of repeated one-way ANOVAs, post hoc tests, and effect sizes

	Mean (SD)									Pre - Post (post hoc test)			Pre - FU (post hoc test)
Variables	Pre		Post		FU		partial η2	F(2, 30)	P (main effect)	g	t (15)	adj P	g	t (15)	adj P
Depression	14.3	(8.3)	6.1	(4.8)	6.1	(4.5)	.489	14.3	< .001***	1.18	4.7	< .001***	1.21	3.6	.005**
Trait-anxiety	53.4	(9.5)	48.1	(10.1)	44.6	(9.2)	.459	12.7	< .001***	.53	2.5	.024*	.92	4.9	< .001***
Mindfulness FFMQ total	114.8	(20.7)	127.4	(20.0)	131.3	(20.4)	.348	8.0	.011*	−.61	−2.5	.023*	−.79	−3.1	.023*
Observing FFMQ	24.3	(5.4)	28.4	(3.7)	28.1	(4.5)	.408	10.3	.002**	−.87	−3.4	.007**	−.75	−3.5	.010*
Nonreactivity FFMQ	18.8	(4.6)	22.4	(3.7)	24.0	(4.6)	.429	11.3	.002**	−.85	−2.9	.023*	−1.11	−3.9	.005**
Nonjudging FFMQ	24.2	(7.4)	26.8	(6.6)	29.2	(5.0)	.262	5.3	.021*	−.37	−1.4	.168	−.77	−2.9	.032*
Describing FFMQ	23.3	(4.5)	24.9	(5.9)	24.9	(7.3)	.126	2.2	.149	−.31			−.27
Acting with awareness FFMQ	24.3	(6.6)	24.8	(4.6)	25.1	(5.7)	.014	0.2	.752	−.10			−.13
Mindfulness MAAS	56.6	(9.5)	56.0	(10.9)	59.7	(8.4)	.111	1.9	.185	.06			−.33
Mind-wandering	17.9	(2.6)	17.4	(2.5)	16.6	(2.5)	.110	1.9	.185	.19			.48
Self compassion total	31.7	(10.6)	35.4	(10.2)	38.4	(8.5)	.271	5.6	.014*	−.35	−1.5	.151	−.69	−3.3	.015*
Self compassion positive factor	16.6	(5.6)	18.7	(4.7)	20.3	(5.1)	.258	5.2	.014*	−.39	−1.6	.122	−.67	−3.0	.029*
Self compassion negative factor	20.9	(5.2)	19.3	(6.0)	17.9	(4.9)	.210	4.0	.036*	.28	1.3	.226	.59	2.9	.036*
BIS	22.5	(4.0)	21.2	(3.8)	20.6	(4.0)	.150	2.6	.103	.33			.46
BAS	36.3	(4.4)	37.6	(4.3)	36.5	(4.8)	.063	1.0	.379	−.29			−.04

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