The aim of the present study was to explore the factorial structure of an Italian version of the Mindfulness Process Questionnaire (MPQ) in a sample of workers. The MPQ and the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) were administered to 328 adults (194 males and 134 females), aged between 26 and 60 years old (M = 45.30; SD = 8.65). The analyses supported a one-factor structure for the MPQ, and good internal consistency. In regard to the discriminant validity of the MPQ our results suggest substantial differences in the definitions of mindfulness used in the MAAS and the MPQ and seem to suggest how the two instruments assess diverse and independent aspects, each leading back to the mindfulness construct. Further investigations are required in order to investigate other aspects of validity and reliability of the MPQ. The MPQ could reveal itself to be a valid instrument capable both of contributing to the operational definition of the mindfulness construct and of assessing the process of awareness related to the ability of mindfulness in the workplace.
Lo scopo del presente studio è stato quello di esplorare la struttura fattoriale della versione italiana del Mindfulness Process Questionnaire (MPQ) in un campione di lavoratori. L’MPQ ed il Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) sono stati somministrati a 328 adulti (194 maschi e 134 femmine), di età compresa tra i 26 ei 60 anni (M = 45,30; DS = 8,65). L’analisi fattoriale conferma la monodimensionalità della scala e indica una buona consistenza interna. Per quanto riguarda la validità discriminante del MPQ i nostri risultati suggeriscono differenze sostanziali nelle definizioni della consapevolezza utilizzate nella MAAS e nell’MPQ e sembrano suggerire che i due strumenti valutino aspetti diversi e indipendenti, riconducibili entrambi al costrutto di mindfulness. Ulteriori indagini saranno necessarie al fine di indagare altri aspetti riguardanti la validità e l’affidabilità del MPQ. L’MPQ potrebbe rivelarsi essere un valido strumento in grado di contribuire alla definizione operativa del costrutto di mindfulness e alla valutazione del processo di consapevolezza legato alla capacità di mindfulness nei luoghi di lavoro.
Mindfulness as a process: The contribution of MPQ to positive psychology
Contardi A;Giorgi G
2018-01-01
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to explore the factorial structure of an Italian version of the Mindfulness Process Questionnaire (MPQ) in a sample of workers. The MPQ and the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) were administered to 328 adults (194 males and 134 females), aged between 26 and 60 years old (M = 45.30; SD = 8.65). The analyses supported a one-factor structure for the MPQ, and good internal consistency. In regard to the discriminant validity of the MPQ our results suggest substantial differences in the definitions of mindfulness used in the MAAS and the MPQ and seem to suggest how the two instruments assess diverse and independent aspects, each leading back to the mindfulness construct. Further investigations are required in order to investigate other aspects of validity and reliability of the MPQ. The MPQ could reveal itself to be a valid instrument capable both of contributing to the operational definition of the mindfulness construct and of assessing the process of awareness related to the ability of mindfulness in the workplace.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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