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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Psychol Rev. 2016 Nov 5;51:48–59. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2016.10.011

Table 1.

Multidimensional self-report mindfulness measures included in the literature review testing MAT core tenets. Subscales mapping onto monitoring and acceptance skills are described, and skills not directly measuring monitoring or acceptance are listed.

Scale Monitoring Skills Acceptance Skills Other Skills
PHLMS Present-moment Awareness (α=.81): continuous monitoring of ongoing internal and external stimuli; “I notice changes inside my body, like my heart beating faster or my muscles getting tense.” Acceptance (α=.85): nonjudgmental stance toward experience; “If there is something I don’t want to think about, I’ll try many things to get it out of my mind.” None
FFMQ Observe (α=.83): the tendency to notice and attend to subtle perceptual events; “I pay attention to sensations, such as the wind in my hair or the sun on my face.” Nonreactivity (α=.75): ability to maintain contact with experience, watch them from a distance, and allow them to pass without further reactivity; “I perceive my feelings and emotions without having to react to them.”
Nonjudgment (α=.87): acceptance of one’s thoughts and feelings; “I think some of my emotions are bad or inappropriate and I shouldn’t feel them.”
Describing and Acting with Awareness scales do not discretely measure monitoring or acceptance.
KIMS Observe (α=.91, .85): the tendency to notice and attend to subtle perceptual events; “I pay attention to sensations, such as the wind in my hair or the sun on my face.” Accept Without Judgment (α=.87): acceptance of one’s thoughts and feelings; “I think some of my emotions are bad or inappropriate and I shouldn’t feel them.” Describing and Acting with Awareness scales do not discretely measure monitoring or acceptance.