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Thank you all for being here today. I'm excited to share our latest findings on the efficacy of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in reducing anxiety levels among university students.

That sounds fascinating. Could you elaborate on your methodology, particularly how you controlled for confounding variables?

Certainly. We employed a randomized controlled trial design. Participants were randomly assigned to either the intervention group or a waitlist control group. We also administered a battery of pre- and post-intervention questionnaires to account for baseline differences and potential confounding factors like prior therapy experience.

That's a very robust approach. I'm curious about your sample size. Was it large enough to ensure statistical power for detecting significant effects?

Good question. Our sample consisted of 150 university students, 75 in each group. A prior power analysis indicated that this sample size would provide 80% power to detect a medium effect size with an alpha of 0.05. So, yes, we believe it was sufficient.

The findings showing a significant reduction in anxiety are compelling. Did you observe any specific demographic differences in response to the intervention, perhaps by gender or academic major?

That's an excellent point for future research. While our primary analysis focused on the overall effect, we did run some exploratory analyses. We found no significant differences based on gender, but there was a trend suggesting greater improvement among humanities students, though this wasn't statistically significant.

Thank you for that clarification. Your research certainly makes a strong case for the practical application of MBCT in university settings. It's a valuable contribution to the field.

I appreciate that. We hope these findings will encourage wider adoption and further research in this crucial area. Are there any other questions?