Psychometric Assessment of the Persian Translation of the Interpersonal Mindfulness Scale With Undergraduate Students.

ABSTRACT: Interpersonal mindfulness is a construct that significantly contributes to social interaction. To date, no validated measure assessing interpersonal mindfulness has been developed in Iran. Therefore, the aim of this study was to translate and validate the Interpersonal Mindfulness Scale (IMS) among Iranian undergraduate students. Participants in the study (370 undergraduate students; 220 females) from the Azad University completed the translated IMS, the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, and the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems Scale. The translated measure demonstrated acceptable face validity. All items had acceptable content validity and were deemed essential to the scale. The results of a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) confirmed a scale with four subscales (presence, awarene

SUBMITTER: Abdollahi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9039214 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature