An empirical investigation of the associations between metacognition, mindfulness experiential avoidance, depression, and anxiety

Table 3 Correlations between MCQ-30 subscales, FFMQ-24 subscales, AAQ-II, and symptom measures (n = 363)

	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
1 GAD-7	0.72	0.64	0.21	0.44	0.57	0.41	0.41	0.60	− 0.05	− 0.35	− 0.43	− 0.55	− 0.48	− 0.57
2 PHQ-9		0.71	0.28	0.40	0.53	0.29	0.43	0.57	− 0.08	− 0.33	− 0.44	− 0.55	− 0.46	− 0.57
3 AAQ-II			0.27	0.47	0.65	0.36	0.52	0.67	− 0.05	− 0.40	− 0.47	− 0.66	− 0.58	− 0.67
4 Cognitive confidence				0.16	0.20	0.09	0.21	0.50	− 0.07	− 0.26	− 0.34	− 0.21	− 0.15	− 0.30
5 Cognitive self-consciousness					0.48	0.35	0.46	0.72	0.06	− 0.16	− 0.26	− 0.52	− 0.28	− 0.37
6 Negative beliefs						0.41	0.59	0.80	− 0.07	− 0.31	− 0.39	− 0.63	− 0.51	− 0.59
7 Positive beliefs							0.41	0.63	− 0.06	− 0.21	− 0.18	− 0.37	− 0.29	− 0.34
8 Need to control thoughts								0.75	− 0.03	− 0.29	− 0.27	− 0.62	− 0.33	− 0.48
9 MCQ-30 total score									− 0.05	− 0.36	− 0.43	− 0.68	− 0.46	− 0.62
10 Observing										0.25	0.18	0.06	0.31	0.49
11 Describing											0.42	0.33	0.41	0.71
12 Acting with awareness												0.41	0.33	0.70
13 Non-judging of inner exp.													0.45	0.72
14 Non-reactivity to inner exp.														0.75
15 FFMQ total

Note. All correlations at or above r = .21 were significant following Bonferroni correction (p < .0005).” GAD-7 = Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item; PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire-9; AAQ-II = Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II; MCQ-30 = Metacognitions Questionnaire-30; FFMQ-24 = Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire-24

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