Psychometric properties of the short form of the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory in the Arabic language
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Interests in including mindfulness techniques in medical and psychological fields have been increasing recently. Accordingly, it is important to validate the short form of the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory (FMI-14) to help professionals living in Arabic speaking countries. Thus, we aimed to validate the FMI-14 in the Arabic language (FMI-Ar) in Arabic-speaking university students from Lebanon. We carried-out a cross-sectional study between July and September 2021; 363 university students (mean age 22.65 ± 3.48 years, 61.7% females) were enrolled. The McDonald’s omega and Cronbach’s alpha values for the total score were excellent (0.92 for both). Confirmatory factor analysis of the one-factor model of the FMI-Ar showed satisfactory fit indices: χ2/df = 218.33/77 = 2.83, RMSEA = 0.071 [0.060–0.082], CFI = 0.92, and TLI = 0.90. Additionally, the FMI score was negatively associated with depression (r = –0.51; p = 0.001) and anxiety (r = –0.48; p < 0.001). All hypotheses (factor, convergent, and divergent validity) related to the FMI-Ar were verified in our study. Therefore, professionals can now benefit from the FMI-Ar, a suitable scale to measure mindfulness among Lebanese University students.
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- Authors
- Bitar, Z., Fekih Romdhane, F., Rogoza, R., Ghorab, H. M., Obeid, S., & Hallit, S.
- Affiliations
- Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
- The Tunisian Center of Early Intervention in Psychosis, Department of psychiatry “Ibn Omrane”, Razi hospital, Manouba, Tunisia
- University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
- Alexandria University (EG)
- Social and Education Sciences Department, School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University, Jbeil, Lebanon
- Effat University (SA)
- Corresponding author
- Hallit, Souheil
- Venue
- International Journal of Environmental Health Research
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2023-10-11
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 2702-2713
- ISSN
- 0960-3123 (ISSN-L)
- 1369-1619
- OpenAlex
- W4387516799
- Cited by
- 9
- References
- 71
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1
- FWCI
- 2.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Environmental Health Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- no funding
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory, Arabic translation, mindfulness measurement, psychometric validation, factor structure, depression, anxiety, university students, Lebanon
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Anxiety, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depression, Female, Humans, Language, Lebanon, Male, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires, Students, Universities, Reproducibility of Results, Young Adult, Mindfulness
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