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Psychometric assessment of the mindful attention awareness scale (MAAS) among Chinese adolescents.

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Black, David S., Sussman, Steve, Johnson, C. Anderson, Milam, Joel·2012·Assessment
DOI 10.1177/1073191111415365PMC PMC3705937
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The Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) has the longest empirical track record as a valid measure of trait mindfulness. Most of what is understood about trait mindfulness comes from administering the MAAS to relatively homogenous samples of Caucasian adults. This study rigorously evaluates the psychometric properties of the MAAS among Chinese adolescents attending high school in Chengdu, China. Classrooms from 24 schools were randomly selected to participate in the study. Three waves of longitudinal data (N = 5,287 students) were analyzed. MAAS construct, nomological, and incremental validity were evaluated as well as its measurement invariance across gender using latent factor analyses. Participants' mean age was 16.2 years (SD = 0.7), and 51% were male. The 15-item MAAS had adequate fit to the one-dimensional factor structure at Wave 1, and this factor structure was replicated at Wave 2. A 6-item short scale of the MAAS fit well to the data at Wave 3. The MAAS maintained reliability (Cronbach's α = .89-.93; test-restest r = .35-.52), convergent/discriminant validity, and explained additional variance in mental health measures beyond other psychosocial constructs. Both the 15- and 6-item MAAS scales displayed at least partial factorial invariance across gender. The findings suggest that the MAAS is a sound measure of trait mindfulness among Chinese adolescents. To reduce respondent burden, the MAAS 6-item short-scale provides an option to measure trait mindfulness.

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Authors
Black, D. S., Sussman, S., Johnson, C. A., & Milam, J.
Affiliations
  • University of Southern California (US)
  • Claremont Graduate University (US)
ORCID
Venue
Assessment
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2011-08-03
Volume
19
Issue
1
Pages
42-52
ISSN
  • 1073-1911 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-3489
DOI
10.1177/1073191111415365
PMC
PMC3705937
OpenAlex
W2071186202
Cited by
218
References
40
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Assessment (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Cancer Institute (P50CA084735, T32CA009492, T32-CA09492)
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 › Mental Health Research Topics
Keywords
Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, trait mindfulness, Chinese adolescents, psychometric validation, measurement invariance, gender differences, short scale, factor structure, nomological network, incremental validity, mental health, high school students
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Attention, Awareness, China, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mental Health, Psychometrics, Sex Factors, Statistics as Topic, Time Factors, Confidence Intervals, Chi-Square Distribution, Young Adult, Self Report

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