Path analysis summaries for cross-lagged models.

Table 3: Path analysis summaries for cross-lagged models.

	Control group			MBSR group
	Beta	SE	β	Beta	SE	β
Stability model
Anxiety1 → Anxiety2	0.71^***	0.06	0.73	0.58^***	0.05	0.68
Self-compassion1 → Self-compassion2	0.65^***	0.07	0.64	0.55^***	0.04	0.68
Mindfulness1 → Mindfulness2	0.78^***	0.06	0.77	0.50^***	0.06	0.53
Anxiety2 → Anxiety3	0.56^***	0.06	0.6	0.75^***	0.06	0.73
Self-compassion2 → Self-compassion3	0.83^***	0.05	0.81	0.76^***	0.06	0.72
Mindfulness2 → Mindfulness3	0.84	0.06	0.81	0.85^***	0.06	0.75
Anxiety1 → Anxiety3	0.30^***	0.06	0.33	0.12^**	0.05	0.14
Standard causal model
Anxiety1 → Mindfulness2	0.1	0.11	0.07	0.06	0.14	0.04
Self-compassion1 → Anxiety2	0.02	0.07	0.03	-0.10^**	0.04	-0.22
Anxiety2 → Mindfulness3	-0.19	0.1	-0.12	-0.24	0.14	-0.11
Self-compassion2 → Anxiety3	-0.07	0.04	-0.1	-0.04	0.04	0.08
Reverse causal model
Anxiety1 → Self-compassion2	-0.18	0.14	-0.13	-0.32^**	0.12	-0.2
Mindfulness1 → Anxiety2	-0.06	0.04	-0.09	-0.05	0.03	-0.1
Mindfulness2 → Anxiety3	-0.06	0.03	-0.1	-0.05^*	0.02	-0.1
Anxiety2 → Self-compassion3	0.06	0.11	0.04	0	0.16	0
Best fitting reciprocal model
Self-compassion1 → Anxiety2	0.09	0.08	0.12	-0.05	0.05	-0.11
Anxiety1 → Mindfulness2	0.04	0.12	0.03	-0.05	0.16	-0.03
Anxiety1 → Self-compassion2	-0.25	0.16	-0.18	-0.26	0.15	-0.16
Mindfulness1 → Anxiety2	-0.06	0.04	-0.1	-0.04	0.03	-0.09
Anxiety2 → Mindfulness3	-0.16	0.11	-0.1	-0.26	0.16	-0.11
Self-compassion2 → Anxiety3	-0.06	0.05	-0.09	0	0.05	0
Anxiety2 → Self-compassion3	0.06	0.12	0.04	-0.11	0.19	-0.06
Mindfulness2 → Anxiety3	-0.05	0.03	-0.08	-0.05	0.03	-0.09

Note: ^*p < 0.05, ^**p < 0.01, ^***p < 0.001.