Further psychometric validation of the mindful attention awareness scale (MAAS)
Further psychometric validation of the mindful attention awareness scale (MAAS)
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DOI：
10.1007/s10862-007-9045-1
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发表时间：
2007-12-01
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Anderson, Emily J.
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作者：
MacKillop, James;Anderson, Emily J.
正念在健康研究中是一个日益突出的概念，但它的研究一直受到缺乏有效措施的阻碍。正念注意和意识量表（MAAS; Brown and Ryan, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84:822-848, 2003）是一个很有前景的测量方法，本研究的目的是在一个大的大学样本中进一步验证MAAS （n=711）。验证性因子分析支持整体样本中MAAS的单维因子结构。MAAS绩效的性别差异不明显，但在男性子样本中，因子结构未得到证实，显然是由于功率限制。在冥想经验的基础上没有明显的分类差异，MAAS的表现与冥想经验没有显著相关。这些发现被广泛地解释为支持MAAS作为一种有效的正念测量方法，但暗示新手水平的冥想经验不应该被认为与更强的正念有关。
Mindfulness is an increasingly prominent construct in health research but its study has been impeded by a lack of well-validated measures. The Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale (MAAS; Brown and Ryan, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84:822-848, 2003) is a promising measure and the goal of the present study was to further validate the MAAS in a large university sample (n=711). Confirmatory factor analysis supported the unidimensional factor structure of the MAAS in the overall sample. No gender differences in MAAS performance were evident, but the factor structure was not confirmed in the subsample of men, apparently due to power limitations. No categorical differences were evident based on experience with meditation, and MAAS performance was not significantly associated with experience with meditation. These findings are interpreted as broadly supporting the MAAS as a valid measure of mindfulness, but suggesting that novice-level experience with meditation should not be presumed to be associated with greater mindfulness.