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Title of Journal: Curr Psychol
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Abbravation: Current Psychology
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Authors: Michael S Christopher Brennan D Gilbert
Publish Date: 2009/10/31
Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 10-23
Abstract
Selfreport measures of mindfulness have consistently demonstrated positive relationships with wellbeing and inverse relationships with depression symptoms The goal of this study was to extend the existing literature to include a test of the incremental validity of the components of mindfulness as measured by the four factors of the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills KIMS Baer et al Assessment 11 191–206 2004 and the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale MAAS Brown and Ryan Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 84 822–848 2003 in the prediction of satisfaction with life relative to selfesteem and depression relative to negative cognitions among a sample of 365 college students Results revealed only KIMS Observe accounted for a significant amount variance relative to selfesteem in the prediction of satisfaction with life and in the prediction of depression symptoms only KIMS Accept without Judgment accounted for a significant amount of variance relative to negative cognitions These results are discussed in relation to the measurement of mindfulness and methods used to assess the validity of these scales
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