Mindful Attention Awareness Scale.
MAAS
dispositional mindfulness; present-moment attention and awareness
- Provisionally grouped under
- Length and format
- 15 items. 6-point Likert (almost always to almost never); reverse-keyed (frequency of mindlessness) (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- Translated and validated in French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Chinese, Turkish, Greek, Bangla and more
- Licence
- open with attribution
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- Reference
- 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.
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