Using Self-Report Assessment Methods to Explore Facets of Mindfulness

Autor/inn/en	Baer, Ruth A.; Smith, Gregory T.; Hopkins, Jaclyn; Krietemeyer, Jennifer; Toney, Leslie
Titel	Using Self-Report Assessment Methods to Explore Facets of Mindfulness
Quelle	In: Assessment, 13 (2006) 1, S.27-45 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1073-1911
DOI	10.1177/1073191105283504
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Questionnaires; Psychometrics; Factor Structure; Measurement Techniques; Evaluation Methods; Factor Analysis; Metacognition; Correlation; Validity; Prediction; Symptoms (Individual Disorders) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fragebogen; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Faktorenstruktur; Messtechnik; Faktorenanalyse; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Korrelation; Gültigkeit; Vorhersage; Psychiatrische Symptomatik
Abstract	The authors examine the facet structure of mindfulness using five recently developed mindfulness questionnaires. Two large samples of undergraduate students completed mindfulness questionnaires and measures of other constructs. Psychometric properties of the mindfulness questionnaires were examined, including internal consistency and convergent and discriminant relationships with other variables. Factor analyses of the combined pool of items from the mindfulness questionnaires suggested that collectively they contain five clear, interpretable facets of mindfulness. Hierarchical confirmatory factor analyses suggested that at least four of the identified factors are components of an overall mindfulness construct and that the factor structure of mindfulness may vary with meditation experience. Mindfulness facets were shown to be differentially correlated in expected ways with several other constructs and to have incremental validity in the prediction of psychological symptoms. Findings suggest that conceptualizing mindfulness as a multifaceted construct is helpful in understanding its components and its relationships with other variables. (Contains 7 tables and 2 figures.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10