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: Received: 1 September 2023 / Approved: 1 September 2023 / Online: 1 September 2023 (10:08:45 CEST)
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Klainin-Yobas, P.; Thanoi, W.; Vongsirimas, N.; Tang, L. K.; Ramirez, D.; Fernandez, Z.; Sarmiento, J. Measurement Invariance of the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale among Youths across Five Samples. Preprints2023, 2023090056. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0056.v1
Klainin-Yobas, P.; Thanoi, W.; Vongsirimas, N.; Tang, L. K.; Ramirez, D.; Fernandez, Z.; Sarmiento, J. Measurement Invariance of the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale among Youths across Five Samples. Preprints 2023, 2023090056. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0056.v1
Klainin-Yobas, P.; Thanoi, W.; Vongsirimas, N.; Tang, L. K.; Ramirez, D.; Fernandez, Z.; Sarmiento, J. Measurement Invariance of the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale among Youths across Five Samples. Preprints2023, 2023090056. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0056.v1
APA Style
Klainin-Yobas, P., Thanoi, W., Vongsirimas, N., Tang, L. K., Ramirez, D., Fernandez, Z., & Sarmiento, J. (2023). Measurement Invariance of the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale among Youths across Five Samples. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0056.v1
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Klainin-Yobas, P., Zenaida Fernandez and Jenneth Sarmiento. 2023 "Measurement Invariance of the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale among Youths across Five Samples" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0056.v1
Abstract
Mindfulness interventions have been implemented in many countries. This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of English and Thai-version of the 15-item mindfulness attention awareness scale (MAAS) across five samples. A descriptive correlation research was conducted in the Philippines and Thailand, and five data sets were generated using self-reported and online questionnaires. Exploratory factor analyses were used to explore the factorial structure of the MAAS. Confirmatory factor analyses were performed to test measurement invariance across samples. Concurrent validity was tested by examining relationships between the MAAS and psychological well-being (PWB). A unidimensional structure of the MAAS was documented across the five samples. The MAAS demonstrated measurement invariance across samples for both English and Thai versions. Concurrent validity was displayed through significant correlations with PWB. This study produced evidence to support the construct validity, concurrent validity, and reliability of the English and Thai versions of MAAS. This study was not registered.
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