Assessment name: Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS)
Scale
overview: The Mindful
Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) assesses the frequency of mindful states.
Authors: Kirk Brown and Richard Ryan
Response
Type: A 6—choice rating
scale of frequency.
1 = Almost Always,
2 = Very Frequently, 3 = Somewhat Frequently, 4 = Somewhat Infrequently, 5 = Very
Infrequently, 6 = Almost Never
Scale
items- examples
I could be experiencing some emotion and not be conscious of
it until some time later.
I tend not to notice feelings of physical tension or
discomfort until they really grab my attention.
Psychometric
properties
Brown and
Ryan (2003) reported details for the measure in their article.
For each
item, the authors reported the mean, SD, factor loading and interitem
correlation. Student sample Alpha = .82. Adult sample alpha = .87.
In an
independent student sample, test-retest stability
over 4-weeks = .81. There were no significant differences in scores between the
two times.
Concurrent
validity data are available in Table 3, which includes the results of
correlations with several measures and offers initial support for the validity
of the MAAS.
In addition
to the first set of studies noted above, the authors report the results of
additional studies.
Availability:
The full
list of 15 items can be found in the article (Brown & Ryan, 2003) referenced
below.
Weblink
to a pdf version of the MAAS.
Reference
for the scale
Brown, K. W., & Ryan, R. M. (2003). The benefits of
being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Journal
of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(4), 822–848.
https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.84.4.822
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