Exploring the Psychometric Properties of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire

Christopher, Michael; Neuser, Ninfa J.; Michael, Paul G.; Baitmangalkar, Ashwini

doi:10.1007/s12671-011-0086-x

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“…Despite this difference, the evidence regarding the construct validity of the FFMQ-BR has been confirmed since the new factor structure considerably explained the total variance of the scale (49.56%), even greater than the variance explained by the structure of the five factors in its original version, which was 33% (Baer et al, 2006). Moreover, the values of the items factor loadings were satisfactory with an average of 0.58, in comparison with the other validations, wherein the factor loadings ranged from 0.31 to 0.92 (Christopher, Neuser, Michael, & Baitmangalkar, 2012;Tran et al, 2013;Veehof et al, 2011). The version with the seven factors was given by dividing two of the original factors into other two parts, and was approved by the author of the original instrument.…”

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Validity evidence of the brazilian version of the five facet mindfulness questionnaire (FFMQ)

Barros

Kozasa

Souza

et al. 2014

Psic.: Teor. e Pesq.

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-In order to assess the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the FFMQ, 395 participants divided into smokers, people from the general population, college students, and meditators answered the FFMQ and the Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS). An Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was conducted and the reliability was assessed. The FFMQ-BR consists of seven factors and all of them showed good internal consistency. Evidence of the construct and criterion validity was obtained by a significant correlation between the FFMQ-BR scores and well-being and by a significant difference between the scores of the meditators and the other participants on the FFMQ-BR. This study may help in providing subsidies to the progress of research in the topic by examining the empirical relationships between Mindfulness and mental health.Keywords: mindfulness, Brazil, FFMQ Evidências de Validade da Versão Brasileira do Questionário das Cinco Facetas de Mindfulness (FFMQ-BR)RESUMO -Com o objetivo de avaliar as propriedades psicométricas da versão brasileira do FFMQ, 395 participantes divididos entre tabagistas, comunidade geral, universitários e meditadores responderam ao FFMQ e à Escala de Bem-Estar Subjetivo (EBES). Foi realizada uma Análise Fatorial Exploratória (AFE) e a avaliação da fidedignidade. O FFMQ-BR foi composto por sete facetas e todas obtiveram valores adequados de consistência interna. Comprovou-se a validade de construto e de critério através da correlação entre os escores do FFMQ-BR e a EBES e da diferença entre os escores dos meditadores e dos demais participantes no FFMQ-BR, respectivamente. Estes resultados podem fornecer subsídios para o avanço das pesquisas nessa área através da avaliação enpírica de relações entre mindfulness e saúde mental.Palavras-chave: Mindfulness, Brasil, FFMQ

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Validity evidence of the brazilian version of the five facet mindfulness questionnaire (FFMQ)

Barros

Kozasa

Souza

et al. 2014

Psic.: Teor. e Pesq.

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“…The FFMQ short form has been shown to have good internal consistency and significant relationships in the predicted directions with a variety of constructs related to mindfulness (Bohlmeijer et al, 2011). However, research shows that there are limitations to the predictive and face validity of the observing and describing scales of the FFMQ, thus for this reason we excluded them (Bergomi, Tschacher, & Kupper, 2013;Christopher, Neuser, Michael, & Baitmangalkar, 2012;Lilja, Lundh, Josefsson, & Falkenstrom, 2013). The sample size to item ratio did not justify analysis of item reliability in this sample.…”

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‘I can’t accept that feeling’: Relationships between interoceptive awareness, mindfulness and eating disorder symptoms in females with, and at-risk of an eating disorder

Lattimore

Mead

Irwin

et al. 2017

Psychiatry Research

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Mindfulness based therapies (MBTs) for eating disorders show potential benefit for outcomes yet evidence is scarce regarding the mechanisms by which they influence remission from symptoms. One way that mindfulness approaches create positive outcomes is through enhancement of emotion regulation skills. Maladaptive emotion regulation is a key psychological feature of all eating disorders. The aim of the current study was to identify facets of emotion regulation involved in the relationship between mindfulness and maladaptive eating behaviours. In three cross-sectional studies, clinical (n=39) and nonclinical (n=137 & 119) female participants completed: 1) the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) eating specific scales (drive-for-thinness and bulimia) and the EDI psychological symptom scales (emotion dysregulation and interoceptive deficits); and 2) mindfulness, impulsivity, and emotion regulation questionnaires. In all samples mindfulness was significantly and inversely associated with EDI eating and psychological symptom scales, and impulsivity. In non-clinical samples interoceptive deficits mediated the relationship between mindfulness and EDI eating specific scales. Non-acceptance of emotional experience, a facet of interoceptive awareness, mediated the relationship between mindfulness and eating specific EDI scores. Further investigations could verify relationships identified so that mindfulness based approaches can be optimised to enhance emotion regulation skills in sufferers, and those at-risk, of eating disorders.

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“…Participants responded to 39 items on a 5-point Likert-style scale from 1 (never or very rarely true) to 5 (very often or always true). The inventory has shown consistent reliability and validity with both meditating and nonmeditating samples (Baer et al 2008, Baer et al 2006Christopher et al 2012). Internal consistency for the current sample was high across all subscales of the FFMQ (α = .77-.92).…”

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Reexamining the Association Between Facets of Mindfulness and Cognitive Performance

Klein

Lancaster

2017

J Cogn Enhanc

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Interventions that utilize mindfulness assume that higher dispositional mindfulness is associated with greater cognitive functioning. However, few studies have specifically examined the relationship between mindfulness and cognitive performance. Evidence indicates that domains of mindfulness are related to specific cognitive functions independently; however, these data have not been replicated. The aim of the study was to reexamine the association between facets of mindfulness and cognitive abilities: perception and cognitive flexibility. Participants (N = 192) completed the Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire and computerized tasks of perceptual skill and cognitive flexibility. Results indicate that the nonreactivity component, but not the observing, as hypothesized, was related to perception. In contrast, none of the facets of mindfulness demonstrated a significant relationship with performance on a task of cognitive flexibility. The results suggest that the relationship between cognitive processes and facets of mindfulness may not be as clear as previously suggested.

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Exploring the Psychometric Properties of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire

Cited by 192 publications

References 30 publications

Validity evidence of the brazilian version of the five facet mindfulness questionnaire (FFMQ)

Validity evidence of the brazilian version of the five facet mindfulness questionnaire (FFMQ)

‘I can’t accept that feeling’: Relationships between interoceptive awareness, mindfulness and eating disorder symptoms in females with, and at-risk of an eating disorder

Reexamining the Association Between Facets of Mindfulness and Cognitive Performance

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