A Metacognitive Perspective on Mindfulness: An Empirical Investigation

BMC Psychology

Table 4 Hierarchical regression analysis with GAD-7 as dependent variable (n = 224)

	F cha	R² cha	β	t
Step 1	3.61*	.03
Gender			.05	.67
Age			-.17	−2.62**
Step 2 Metacognition	221.60***	.49	.71	14.89***
Step 3 Mindfulness	1.57	.00
Gender			.03	.65
Age			-.03	-.63
Metacognition			.70	14.35***
Mindfulness			-.06	−1.25

Note. GAD-7 Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001

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