Mindful approach to University education

Figures & data

Figure 1 Study design.

Table 1 Sample description

	Second year (n=21)	Third year (n=22)	Total subjects (n=43)
Sex: Female	20 (95%)	20 (91%)	40 (93%)
High school diploma	18 (86%)	20 (91%)	38 (88%)
	M (SD)	M (SD)	M (SD)
Age, years	21.5 (0.9)	22.6 (1.3)	22.04 (1.2)

Abbreviations: M, mean; SD, standard deviation.

Table 2 Analysis of inner consistency and SD of the self-administered Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire

Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire	SD	Alpha
Observing	4.65	0.77
Describing	5.1	0.89
Acting	4.37	0.85
Nonjudging	5.29	0.88
Nonreactivity	4.05	0.80
Total	11.77	0.80

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.

Table 3 Effect of role play on mean scores and SD in the Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire

Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire	Pre	Post	Paired samples	t-test
	M (SD)	M (SD)	t	P
Observing	26.6 (4.7)	27.8 (4.6)	−2.18	0.035
Describing	24.5 (5.1)	23.1 (5.5)	2.24	0.031
Acting	31.2 (4.4)	30.3 (3.8)	1.60	0.116
Nonjudging	29.2 (5.3)	29.3 (5.8)	−0.12	0.904
Nonreactivity	20.6 (4.1)	19.9 (3.4)	1.48	0.145
Total	132.1 (11.8)	130.3 (11.3)	1.09	0.280

Abbreviations: M, mean; SD, standard deviation.