Table 1 Socio-economic background...

Table 1

Socio-economic background characteristics and previous meditative practice for the intervention and reference group, respectively (N = 40)

	Intervention	Reference	Condition comparisons	df	p
Gender	(n, %)	(n, %)	X² = 0.902	2	0.637
Male	8 (40)	9 (45)
Female	12 (60)	11 (55)
Age	(Mean, SD) 47.33 (5.73)	(Mean, SD) 43.61 (3.50)	t = 2.352	34	0.025
Marital status	(n, %)	(n, %)	X² = 1.200	2	0.549
Single	2 (10)	3 (15)
Married/co-habiting	17 (85)	17 (85)
In a relationship	1 (5)
Children at home	(n, %)	(n, %)	X² = 0.364	1	0.546
Yes	16 (89)	17 (94)
No	2 (11)	1 (6)
Education	(n, %)	(n, %)	X² = 1.032	2	0.597
College	1 (6)	–
University <3 years	2 (11)	2 (11)
University >3 years	15 (83)	16 (89)
Managerial position	(n, %)	(n, %)	X² = 3.340	3	0.342
Department manager	7 (35)	8 (40)
Group manager	11 (55)	8 (40)
Expert manager	1 (5)	4 (20)
Other	1 (5)
Managerial responsibilities	(n, %)	(n, %)
Budget	13 (65)	15 (75)	X² = 0.476	1	0.490
Operations	18 (90)	17 (85)	X² = 0.229	1	0.633
Staff	19 (95)	19 (95)	X² = 0.000	1	1.000
Weekly work hours	(Mean, SD) 45 (5.99)	(Mean, SD) 44 (5.23)	t = 0.29	37	0.773

	Intervention	Reference	Condition comparisons	df	p
Gender	(n, %)	(n, %)	X² = 0.902	2	0.637
Male	8 (40)	9 (45)
Female	12 (60)	11 (55)
Age	(Mean, SD)47.33 (5.73)	(Mean, SD)43.61 (3.50)	t = 2.352	34	0.025
Marital status	(n, %)	(n, %)	X² = 1.200	2	0.549
Single	2 (10)	3 (15)
Married/co-habiting	17 (85)	17 (85)
In a relationship	1 (5)
Children at home	(n, %)	(n, %)	X² = 0.364	1	0.546
Yes	16 (89)	17 (94)
No	2 (11)	1 (6)
Education	(n, %)	(n, %)	X² = 1.032	2	0.597
College	1 (6)	–
University <3 years	2 (11)	2 (11)
University >3 years	15 (83)	16 (89)
Managerial position	(n, %)	(n, %)	X² = 3.340	3	0.342
Department manager	7 (35)	8 (40)
Group manager	11 (55)	8 (40)
Expert manager	1 (5)	4 (20)
Other	1 (5)
Managerial responsibilities	(n, %)	(n, %)
Budget	13 (65)	15 (75)	X² = 0.476	1	0.490
Operations	18 (90)	17 (85)	X² = 0.229	1	0.633
Staff	19 (95)	19 (95)	X² = 0.000	1	1.000
Weekly work hours	(Mean, SD)45 (5.99)	(Mean, SD)44 (5.23)	t = 0.29	37	0.773

	Intervention	Reference	Condition comparisons	df	p
Previous meditative practice	(n, %)	(n, %)	X² = 2.500	1	0.114
Yes	6 (30)	2 (10)
No	14 (70)	18 (90)

	Intervention	Reference	Condition comparisons	df	p
Previous meditative practice	(n, %)	(n, %)	X² = 2.500	1	0.114
Yes	6 (30)	2 (10)
No	14 (70)	18 (90)

Note(s): Presented with frequencies (n), percentages (%), means and standard deviations (SD); t tests, and Chi-square tests were performed

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