Using Mindful Attention Awareness Scale on male prisoners: Confirmatory factor analysis and Rasch models.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study tested the construct validity (i.e., factor structure) of the Persian Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) on a sample of male prisoners.

Methods

All the participants (mean±SD age = 39.44±7.94 years) completed three scales-the Persian MAAS, the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), and the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Rasch analysis with differential item functioning (DIF) were applied to examine the construct validity of the MAAS. Specifically, the DIF was tested across different insomnia status (using ISI with a cutoff of 15), psychiatric well-being status (using GHQ-12 with a cutoff of 12), and age (using mean age of 39.44 as the cutoff).

Results

The CFA results showed a single factor solution for

SUBMITTER: Poorebrahim A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8277060 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature