Construct Validity of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire in Meditating and Nonmeditating Samples
Assessment February 29, 2008 Ruth A. Baer, Gregory T. Smith, Emily L. B. Lykins et al. 2,933 citations
Previous research on assessment of mindfulness by self-report suggests that it may include five component skills: observing, describing, acting with awareness, nonjudging of inner experience, and nonreactivity to inner experience. These elements of mindfulness can be measured with the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ). The authors investigated several aspects of the construct validity...