Validación de la escala Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire en estudiantes de medicina y médicos en Chile
Francisco J. Villalón López, Maximiliano Escaffi‐Schwarz, Adrian P. Mundt
Revista médica de Chile April 1, 2023 DOI: 10.4067/s0034-98872023000400435 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Instrument validation study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 1,160 |
| Population | Chilean physicians and medical students |
| Measures | Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ-24, FFMQ-15), Mental Health Continuum-14 (MHC-14) |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Citations | 4 |
| Key points | The 15-item Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire showed adequate five-factor fit and acceptable internal consistency (alpha .68-.86) in Chilean physicians and medical students, with adequate external validity against the Mental Health Continuum-14. The 24-item version had a lower-than-expected fit for the five-factor solution. |
Abstract
Background: The increasing use of Mindfulness-based interventions requires standardized construct-based measurement instruments for clinical and research purposes. The Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire scale with five factors was developed in the United States and validated in Spain. There are versions of 39, 24 and 15 items (FFMQ-39, FFMQ-24 and FFMQ-15).
Objective: To validate the FFMQ-24 and FFMQ-15 scale in Chile. METHODOLOGY: Six experts performed a linguistic adaptation of the Spanish version of the FFMQ-24. The adapted instrument was applied to a sample of 795 physicians. Internal validity was analyzed by calculating Cronbach's alpha (α) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Finally, 15 items were retained, and the 5-factor solution was maintained. The FFMQ-15 scale was applied to a sample of 365 medical students and analyzed by calculating (α) and CFA. The external validity of FFMQ-15 was evaluated with the Mental Health Continiuum-14 (MHC-14) scale.
Results: Linguistic changes were made. The CFA of FFMQ-24 obtained a lower-than-expected fit for a 5-factor solution. The (α) value varied between .68 and .86 in all dimensions. The FFMQ-15 had an adequate fit for five factors for physicians (c2 = 216.17, df = 80, p < .01; CFI = .96; TLI = .94; RMSEA = .05 [.04, .06]; SRMR = .04) and students (c2 = 163.61, df = 80, p < .01; CF = .96; TLI = .94; RMSEA = .05 [.04, .07]; SRMR = .05). External validity with MHC-14 was adequate.
Conclusion: The FFMQ-15 scale has acceptable internal consistency and adequate internal and external validity in Chile.
Citations in the library
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