About the Measure
Domains | Emotional Intelligence (mixed and trait), Mental health and wellbeing |
Key stages | Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 |
Subscales | This is a unidimensional measure |
Description | A unidimensional measure of adolescent mindfulness adapted from the adult MAAS. |
Example | I could be experiencing some emotion and not be conscious of it until some time later |
Link | https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5337495ae4b02a5017cf9522/t/53d7eef6e4b04157ac3daf7b/1406660342567/assessing-adolescent-mindfulness.pdf |
Psychometry | |
Implementation |
Implementation details
No. of items | 14 |
Format | Likert |
Respondent | Self |
Scoring | Standardised |
Time | 0 |
Age | 11-18 |
Cost single purchase | Free |
Cost per child | Free |
Psychometric details
UK norms | No |
Cronbach's α | .84 |
Test retest | 3-4 weeks, r= .79 |
Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
EFA | Single factor so |
CFA | Single-factor model Chi-square(77)=141.55 p<.001 CFI=.94 RMSEA=.05 |
Criterion validity | Not reported |
Construct validity | Adolescent Personality Style Inventory neuroticism subscale, r= -.42 and agreeableness subscale, r= .23 and conscientiousness subscale, r= .23; Positive and Negative Affect Scale positive affect subscale, r= .22 and negative affect subscale, r= -.41; Mindful Thinking and Action Scale for Adolescents healthy self-regulation subscale, r= .39 |
Concurrent validity | Not reported |
Predictive validity | Not reported |
Responsiveness | Not reported |
Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
References | Brown, K. W., West, A. M., Loverich, T. M., & Biegel, G. M. (2011). Assessing adolescent mindfulness: Validation of an Adapted Mindful Attention Awareness Scale in adolescent normative and psychiatric populations. Psychological Assessment, 23(4), 1023–1033. doi:10.1037/a0021338 De Bruin, E. I., Zijlstra, B. J. H., van de Weijer-Bergsma, E., & Bögels, S. M. (2011). The Mindful Attention Awareness Scale for Adolescents (MAAS-A): Psychometric properties in a Dutch sample. Mindfulness, 2(3), 201–211. doi:10.1007/s12671-011-0061-6 |