Table 2.

Means (SD) of the Dutch MAAS-A items and total score in adolescent sample (n = 717)

Items	M (SD) Dutch
	MAAS-A
1. I could be experiencing some emotion and not be conscious of it until some time later.	4.39 (1.27)
2. I break or spill things because of carelessness, not paying attention, or thinking of something else.	4.66 (1.36)
3. I find it difficult to stay focused on what is happening in the present.	4.40 (1.32)
4. I tend to walk quickly to get where I am going without paying attention to what I experience along the way.	4.05 (1.48)
5. I tend not to notice feelings of physical tension or discomfort until they really grab my attention.	4.45 (1.37)
6. I forget a person’s name almost as soon as I’ve been told it for the first time.	4.70 (1.49)
7. It seems I am “running on automatic,” without much awareness of what I am doing.	4.26 (1.34)
8. I rush through activities without being really attentive to them.	4.49 (1.18)
9. I get so focused on the goal I want to achieve that I lose touch with what I am doing right now to get there.	4.58 (1.27)
10. I do jobs or tasks automatically, without being aware of what I am doing.	4.56 (1.27)
11. I find myself listening to someone with 1 ear, doing something else at the same time.	4.05 (1.36)
12. I find myself preoccupied with the future or the past.	3.70 (1.52)
13. I find myself doing things without paying attention.	4.53 (1.22)
14. I snack without being aware that I am eating.	4.90 (1.37)
MAAS-A total score	61.73 (11.09)