Table 2 Pre-test and Post-test means and standard deviations for each of the 15 items on the MAAS

1

I could be experiencing some emotion and not be conscious of it until sometime later.

3.71

1.05

4.53

0.87

***

2

I break or spill things because of carelessness, not paying attention, or thinking of something else.

4.88

1.27

5.29

1.10

3

I find it difficult to stay focused on what’s happening in the present.

3.88

1.41

4.71

1.10

**

4

I tend to walk quickly to get where I’m going without paying attention to what I experience along the way.

3.24

1.48

4.29

0.85

**

5

I tend not to notice feelings of physical tension or discomfort until they really grab my attention.

3.00

1.15

4.24

1.03

***

6

I forget a person’s name almost as soon as I’ve been told it for the first time.

2.76

1.52

3.53

1.37

***

7

It seems I am “running on automatic”, without much awareness of what I’m doing.

3.59

1.18

4.18

1.24

*

8

I rush through activities without being really attentive to them.

3.41

1.37

4.29

1.05

**

9

I get so focused on the goal I want to achieve that I lose touch with what I’m doing right now to get there.

3.53

1.46

4.18

1.19

*

10

I do jobs or tasks automatically, without being aware of what I’m doing.

3.59

1.28

4.35

1.06

*

11

I find myself listening to someone with one ear, doing something else at the same time.

3.29

0.92

4.24

0.97

***

12

I drive places on “automatic pilot” and then wonder why I went there.

4.24

1.30

4.71

1.05

13

I find myself preoccupied with the future or the past.

3.12

1.50

4.29

1.16

***

14

I find myself doing things without paying attention.

3.88

1.27

4.47

1.07

15

I snack without being aware that I’m eating.

4.53

1.28

4.76

1.03