Using Self-Report Assessment Methods to Explore Facets of Mindfulness. Baer, R. A., Smith, G. T., Hopkins, J., Krietemeyer, J., Toney, L., Baer, R. A., Smith, G. T., Hopkins, J., Krietemeyer, J., & Toney, L. Assessment, 13(1):27–45, 2006.
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The authors examine the facet structure of mindfulness using five recently developed mindfulness questionnaires. Two large samples of undergraduate students completed mindfulness questionnaires and measures of other constructs. Psychometric properties of the mindfulness questionnaires were examined, including internal consistency and convergent and discriminant relationships with other variables. Factor analyses of the combined pool of items from the mindfulness questionnaires suggested that collectively they contain five clear, interpretable facets of mindfulness. Hierarchical confirmatory factor analyses suggested that at least four of the identified factors are components of an overall mindfulness construct and that the factor structure of mindfulness may vary with meditation experience. Mindfulness facets were shown to be differentially correlated in expected ways with several other constructs and to have incremental validity in the prediction of psychological symptoms. Findings suggest that conceptualizing mindfulness as a multifaceted construct is helpful in understanding its components and its relationships with other variables.
@article{baer_using_2006,
	title = {Using {Self}-{Report} {Assessment} {Methods} to {Explore} {Facets} of {Mindfulness}},
	volume = {13},
	abstract = {The authors examine the facet structure of mindfulness using five recently developed mindfulness
questionnaires. Two large samples of undergraduate students completed mindfulness
questionnaires and measures of other constructs. Psychometric properties of the
mindfulness questionnaires were examined, including internal consistency and convergent
and discriminant relationships with other variables. Factor analyses of the combined pool of
items from the mindfulness questionnaires suggested that collectively they contain five clear,
interpretable facets of mindfulness. Hierarchical confirmatory factor analyses suggested
that at least four of the identified factors are components of an overall mindfulness construct
and that the factor structure of mindfulness may vary with meditation experience. Mindfulness
facets were shown to be differentially correlated in expected ways with several other
constructs and to have incremental validity in the prediction of psychological symptoms.
Findings suggest that conceptualizing mindfulness as a multifaceted construct is helpful in
understanding its components and its relationships with other variables.},
	number = {1},
	journal = {Assessment},
	author = {Baer, Ruth A. and Smith, Gregory T. and Hopkins, Jaclyn and Krietemeyer, Jennifer and Toney, Leslie and Baer, Ruth A. and Smith, Gregory T. and Hopkins, Jaclyn and Krietemeyer, Jennifer and Toney, Leslie},
	year = {2006},
	pages = {27--45}
}

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