Mindfulness Trait Predicts Neurophysiological Reactivity Associated with Negativity Bias: An ERP Study

Table 1

Descriptive statistics (mean ± SD) for demographics characteristics, mindfulness scores (CAMS-R and the four factors of attention, present-focus, awareness, and acceptance), state affect (CAS-PA and CAS-NA), and arousal and valence ratings of the IAPS pictures.

Demographics	Age	Years of education
	57.45 ± 6.43	14.77 ± 3.21
Mindfulness	CAMS-R	Years of meditation
	30.64 ± 4.18	6.52 ± 8.61
	CAMS-R factors
	Attention	Present focus	Awareness	Acceptance
	8.05 ± 1.68	7.82 ± 1.62	6.95 ± 1.59	7.82 ± 1.62
State affect	CAS-PA	CAS-NA
	23.91 ± 4.03	10.00 ± 5.92
IAPS arousal ratings	Positive	Negative	Neutral
	5.49 ± 1.71	6.74 ± 1.13	3.79 ± 1.57
IAPS valence ratings	Positive	Negative	Neutral
	6.79 ± 0.87	2.61 ± 0.83	5.16 ± 0.33

Note. CAMS-R: Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale Revised; CAS: Chinese Affect Scale; PA: Positive Affect; NA: Negative affect.