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The Professional Counselor /Volume 5, Issue 1 48 The individual scores over the baseline period for the MAAS were stable from A 2 –A 4 with the lowest score (1.93) coming at A 1. Participant 3 posted stable baseline scores on both the PSS-10 and the MAAS except for at the first baseline meeting. At this meeting, the stress score was high and the mindfulness score was low. The intervention mean score on the PSS-10 was 22.17. This score is a 1.42-point gain from the baseline mean in overall self-reported stress as measured by the PSS-10. There was a significant drop of seven points on the PSS-10 from B 3 –B 4, and drops in stress score continued throughout the rest of the intervention phase. MAAS scores continued to increase throughout the intervention phase with highest score of 5.13 coming at the final session. This is an increase of 1.1 in the mean scores on the MAAS from baseline to intervention and a gain of 3.46 from B 1 –B 6 (see Figure 3). Table 4 lists the dependent measure scores for Participant 3. Figure 3. MAAS and PSS Scores for Participant 3 Table 4 Dependent Measure Scores for Participant 3 PSS-10 MAAS Session Score M SD Score M SD A 1 27 1.93 A 2 19 2.93 A 3 17 2.73 A 4 20 20.75 4.35 3.20 2.6975 0.55 B 1 22 1.67 B 2 23 3.47 B 3 28 3.8 B 4 21 4.33 B 5 20 4.40 B 6 19 22.17 3.19 5.13 3.8 1.19 Note . Sessions A 1 –A 4 were baseline sessions; sessions B 1 –B 6 were intervention sessions.