Further psychometric validation of the mindful attention awareness scale (MAAS)

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 289-293

  MacKillop, James ^a,b   Anderson, Emily J ^a,c  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Meditation; Mindfulness; Psychometric validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDITATION; MINDFUL ATTENTION AWARENESS SCALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 36448979919     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-007-9045-1     Document Type: Article

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