Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ)
Psychology: Mental HealthReliability: alpha 0.75–0.91 across five facets3 sample items
About this scale
A 39-item measure of dispositional mindfulness across five facets: observing, describing, acting with awareness, non-judging of inner experience, and non-reactivity to inner experience.
Sample item(s)
“I notice the smells and aromas of things (observing)”
“I'm good at finding words to describe my feelings (describing)”
“I find myself doing things without paying attention (acting with awareness, reverse)”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.75–0.91 across five facets. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
FFMQ-15 short form is widely used.
Source & citation
Baer, R. A., Smith, G. T., Hopkins, J., Krietemeyer, J., & Toney, L. (2006): Using self-report assessment methods to explore facets of mindfulness. Assessment, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 27–45.
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