THE MINDFUL LAWYER—SUPPINFO_4 1
The mindful lawyer: Investigating the effects of two mindfulness programs on emotional well- being in the legal profession
Supplementary Information 4: Participant Characteristics
Table 4.1. Study 1 participant characteristics.
Characteristic n M SD
Age (Years) 45 46.00 11.06
Years in Current Position 45 8.86 9.14
Hrs/Week Worked 44 42.00 11.14
Previous Meditation Experience (Years) 45 4.83 11.70
Meditation During the Program (Mins/Week) 45 46.21 59.45 Gender
Male 8
Female 37
Highest Level of Education
Professional Degree 37
Master’s/Doctoral Degree 6
Other 2
Position
Partner 11
Non-Partner Attorney 19
Other 15
Law Firm Type
Am Law 200 9
Small Firm 13
Solo Practitioner 12
In-House Counsel 4
Other 7
Note. Values describe participants were included in the Study 1 modified intention-to-treat Time 1 and 2 comparison analyses.
THE MINDFUL LAWYER—SUPPINFO_9 2
Table 4.2. Study 2 participant characteristics.
Control Experimental Overall
Characteristic n M SD n M SD n M SD
Age (Years) 39 48.00 10.28 25 49.56 9.64 64 48.61 9.99
Years in Current Position 39 9.55 9.20 23 12.41 8.42 62 10.61 8.96
Hrs/Week Worked 39 50.86 10.74 25 49.72 8.33 64 50.41 9.82
Previous Meditation Experience (Years) 37a .67 2.03 25 1.72 4.40 62 1.09 3.21
Meditation During the Program (Mins/Week) N/A 25 35.58 19.03
Gender
Male 11 11 22
Female 28 14 42
Position
Equity Shareholder 9 7 16
Non-Equity Shareholder 12 10 22
Of Counsel/Counsel 6 4 10
Associate 10 4 14
Other 2 0 2
Size of Home Office
< 10 Employees 0 2 2
10 – 20 Employees 7 4 11
> 20 Employees 32 19 51
Note. Values describe participants included in the Study 2 modified intention-to-treat Time 2 comparison analyses. aTwo control participants have been excluded because they indicated that they had 3+ years of meditation experience but failed to further specify the number of years of experience that they possessed.
