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

Table 4 Correlations between changes in outcome and process variables from pre to post or FU

	Pre-to post-intervention		Pre-intervention to FU
	Depression	Trait anxiety	Depression	Trait anxiety
Mindfulness FFMQ total	−.44 +	−.48 +	−.37	−.60*
Observing FFMQ	−.40	−.16	−.42	−.37
Nonreactivity FFMQ	−.44 +	−.60*	−.25	−.35
Nonjudging FFMQ	−.28	−.40	−.55*	−.54*
Describing FFMQ	−.29	−.59*	−.12	−.44 +
Acting with awareness FFMQ	−.42	−.40	−.40	−.36
Mindfulness MAAS	−.28	−.47 +	−.32	−.31
Mind wandering	.02	.34	.14	.12
Self-compassion total	−.51*	−.76**	−.62*	−.58*
Self-compassion positive factor	−.70**	−.51*	−.56*	−.50 +
Self-compassion negative factor	.38	.83**	.54*	.68**
BIS	.26	.61*	.47 +	.48 +
BAS	.11	.03	.03	.25

Note: Process variables are the difference scores between pre- and post-intervention in the left two columns and pre-intervention to FU in the right two columns.
Correlation coefficients are Spearman’s correlation coefficients
^** p < .01, ^* p < .05, ⁺ p < .10

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