Initial Validation of the Mindful Presence Scale: The Issue of the Construal Level of Scale Items.

ABSTRACT: Our research has two main aims. It undertakes the validation of a six-item trait mindfulness scale called Mindful Presence Scale (MPS), which measures central aspects of mindfulness. For the first time in mindfulness literature, the construal level of scale items is also examined. Four questionnaire-based online studies were conducted. Study 1 drew three samples (n _n = 391, n _p = 215, and n _b = 235) from the students at the University of Debrecen. It examined the factor structure, reliability, and internal consistency of the three differently worded scale versions. The positively worded scale version (MPSp) yielded a stable two-factor structure and demonstrated the best psychometric properties. Study 2 performed a c

SUBMITTER: Lengyel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8333280 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature