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Responding mindfully to unpleasant thoughts and images: Reliability and validity of the Southampton mindfulness questionnaire (SMQ)
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Objective: To assess the reliability and validity of the Southampton mindfulness questionnaire (SMQ), a 16‐item measure of mindful awareness of distressing thoughts and images. Methods: A total of 256 people participated, comprising a non‐clinical community sample of 134 (83 meditators and 51 non‐meditators) and a clinical sample of 122 people with a current distressing psychosis. To assess concurrent validity, non‐clinical participants and half clinical participants (total 197 participants) completed the mindful attention awareness scale (MAAS). Predicted links were assessed with affect, and 59 patients completed a validated measure to assess link between mindfulness and intensity of ‘delusional’ experience. Results: The scale has a single factor structure, was internally reliable, significantly correlated with the MAAS, showed expected associations with affect, and distinguished among meditators, non‐meditators and people with psychosis. Conclusions: The data support use of the SMQ in clinical practice and research to assess mindful responding to distressing thoughts and images.
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“The Southampton Mindfulness Questionnaire (SMQ) is a valid and reliable 16-item measure that assesses the degree to which a person can remain mindful in response to unpleasant thoughts and images (Chadwick et al., 2008).”
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“The SMQ is a 16-item measure assessing elements of mindfulness in response to unpleasant thoughts and images (Chadwick et al., 2008).”
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- Authors
- Chadwick, P., Hember, M., Symes, J., Peters, E., Kuipers, E., & Dagnan, D.
- Affiliations
- Royal South Hants Hospital (GB)
- University of Southampton (GB)
- King's College London (GB)
- Lancaster University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Chadwick, Paul
- Venue
- British Journal of Clinical Psychology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2008-11
- Volume
- 47
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 451-455
- ISSN
- 0144-6657 (ISSN-L)
- 2044-8260
- OpenAlex
- W2028960724
- Cited by
- 517
- References
- 12
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- FWCI
- 13.40
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- British Journal of Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University) (submittedVersion)
- Insight (University of Cumbria) (submittedVersion)
- Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- mindfulness, psychosis, delusional experiences, Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, meditators, affect, psychometric validation, factor structure
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Attention, Awareness, Cognition Disorders, Delusions, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Personality Inventory, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychometrics, Psychotic Disorders, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sensitivity and Specificity, Reproducibility of Results
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