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Tamara M. Loverich

2 papers in the library · 568 citations · publishing 2011

Papers

Assessing adolescent mindfulness: Validation of an Adapted Mindful Attention Awareness Scale in adolescent normative and psychiatric populations.

Psychological Assessment January 1, 2011 Kirk Warren Brown, Angela Marie West, Tamara M. Loverich et al. 460 citations

A measure of mindfulness originally validated for adults, the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), was adapted for adolescents (MAAS-A) and tested in two studies. In 595 healthy 14- to 18-year-olds, the scale showed a single-factor structure, high internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and concurrent and incremental validity. In 102 psychiatric outpatients aged 14–18, those randomized to a mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention had significant increases in MAAS-A scores from baseline to 3-month follow-up, while treatment-as-usual participants showed nonsignificant changes. Increases in MAAS-A scores were related to beneficial changes in mental health indicators. The MAAS-A appears reliable and valid for normative and mixed psychiatric adolescent populations.

DOI: 10.1037/a0021338 (opens in new tab) Mindfulness Clinical psychology Normative Psychological intervention +5

Out of the armchair and into the streets: Measuring mindfulness advances knowledge and improves interventions: Reply to Grossman (2011).

Psychological Assessment November 28, 2011 Kirk Warren Brown, Richard M. Ryan, Tamara M. Loverich et al. 108 citations

Self-report measures of mindfulness, specifically the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) and its adolescent version, are valid tools for assessing mindfulness as an inherent human capacity that varies naturally, not only among trained meditators. The authors argue that attention and meta-awareness are core to mindfulness, and that scores on these scales relate to outcomes similar to those from mindfulness training. Extensive evidence supports the validity of the MAAS and MAAS–A, countering critiques that such measures cannot capture mindfulness or that mindfulness only applies to trained individuals. Construct measurement, though imperfect, is essential for building knowledge and refining interventions.

DOI: 10.1037/a0025781 (opens in new tab) Mindfulness Grossman Psychological intervention Clinical psychology +5