Abstract
A growing literature supporting the efficacy and effectiveness of mindfulness and its application has developed over the past
decade. Reliable and valid measurement of mindfulness is an essential component of this emerging area. Therefore, in this
study, a confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine the factor structure of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire
(FFMQ; Baer et al. (Assessment 13:27–45, 2006)) among a mixed sample of meditators and non-meditators. However, unlike the original FFMQ validation study in which item
parceling was used, in this study individual items were used as indicators, providing an item-level test of the FFMQ model
fit. Overall, the hierarchical FFMQ model using item-level indicators provided a good fit to the data. The reliability and
validity of each of the five facets of the FFMQ (Observing, Describing, Acting with Awareness, Nonreactivity, Nonjudging)
was also acceptable.
decade. Reliable and valid measurement of mindfulness is an essential component of this emerging area. Therefore, in this
study, a confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine the factor structure of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire
(FFMQ; Baer et al. (Assessment 13:27–45, 2006)) among a mixed sample of meditators and non-meditators. However, unlike the original FFMQ validation study in which item
parceling was used, in this study individual items were used as indicators, providing an item-level test of the FFMQ model
fit. Overall, the hierarchical FFMQ model using item-level indicators provided a good fit to the data. The reliability and
validity of each of the five facets of the FFMQ (Observing, Describing, Acting with Awareness, Nonreactivity, Nonjudging)
was also acceptable.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category ORIGINAL PAPER
- Pages 1-8
- DOI 10.1007/s12671-011-0086-x
- Authors
- Michael S. Christopher, School of Professional Psychology, Pacific University, 190 SE 8th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97123, USA
- Ninfa J. Neuser, School of Professional Psychology, Pacific University, 190 SE 8th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97123, USA
- Paul G. Michael, School of Professional Psychology, Pacific University, 190 SE 8th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97123, USA
- Ashwini Baitmangalkar, School of Professional Psychology, Pacific University, 190 SE 8th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97123, USA
- Journal Mindfulness
- Online ISSN 1868-8535
- Print ISSN 1868-8527