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The assessment of mindfulness skills: the "what" and the "how" 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Iani, Luca,Lauriola, Marco,Cafaro, Valentina
  • 학회/출판사/기관명Informa Healthcare
  • 출판년도2020
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH -ABINGDON-
  • 발행사항Vol.29No.2[2020]_x000D_
  • ISBN/ISSN0963-8237
  • 소개/요약Background: The five facets mindfulness questionnaire-short form (FFMQ-SF) is a new, brief measure for the assessment of mindfulness skills in clinical and nonclinical samples. The construct validity of the FFMQ-SF has not been previously assessed in community samples. Aims: The present study investigated the factor structure of the Italian version of the FFMQ-SF. Method: Structured equation modeling was used to test the fit of three alternative models in a sample of highly educated adults (n = 211). Results: A hierarchical model with a single second-order factor loaded by observing, describing, and acting with awareness (i.e. the mindfulness “what” skills) performed slightly better than both a five-factor model with correlated factors and a hierarchical model with a general second-order factor. The FFMQ-SF scores were significantly higher than those reported in both Dutch depressed patients and Australian undergraduate students for all facets (but nonreactivity for the Australian sample). Conclusions: Data support the multifaceted nature of mindfulness skills. Because of its brevity and simplicity of use, the FFMQ-SF is a promising questionnaire in longitudinal and clinical research. This questionnaire can serve as a guideline to help clinicians assess and monitor mindfulness skills acquisition, strengthening, and generalization, and prioritize mindfulness skills that need immediate attention.