Table 4 Descriptive statistics of variables of interest (Cognitive Difficulties Scale and Attentional Style Questionnaire: internal and external scores).

From: Examining cognitive differences in expert meditators and non-meditators older adults

Variables of interest

Experts (N = 27)

Non-meditators (N = 135)

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Attention composite

−0.08 ± 1.03

0.02 ± 1.00

Executive composite

0.26 ± 0.89

−0.05 ± 1.02

Memory composite

0.31 ± 0.831

−0.07 ± 1.02

PACC5 composite

0.07 ± 0.961

−0.01 ± 1.01

CDS Total score

34.07 ± 18.21

33.74 ± 15.06

ASQ: Internal score

18.73 ± 4.761

20.57 ± 4.652

ASQ: External score

13.00 ± 3.641

16.17 ± 4.512

  1. Note. SD: Standard Deviation, 1n = 26; 2n = 133, CDS: Cognitive Difficulties Scale, ASQ: Attentional Style Questionnaire (see supplemental material, Table 1 for raw score of cognitive tests used in the composites).
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