Validation of the Brazilian Version of the Langer Mindfulness Scale.
| Autor: | de Fátima Fernandes MN; Nursing Department, University Federal of Maranhão, Imperatriz, MA, Brazil neyrian.maria@ufma.br., Ciol MA; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA., Camargo Júnior EB; University of Rio Verde, GO, Brazil., Guidorizzi Zanetti AC; University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, SP, Brazil., Gherardi-Donato ECDS; University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, SP, Brazil. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of nursing measurement [J Nurs Meas] 2023 Nov 29; Vol. 31 (4), pp. 569-579. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 29. |
| DOI: | 10.1891/JNM-2021-0096 |
| Abstrakt: | Background and Purpose: The Langer Mindfulness Scale (LMS) is distinguished from other mindfulness scales by its dimensions, which are closely related to the awareness and experience of novelty, and by being a scale derived from a cognitive perspective of information processing. There are no mindfulness instruments of this type available in Brazil. Therefore, this study aimed to carry out a translation and cultural adaptation of the LMS into Brazilian Portuguese and to validate and assess the internal consistency and convergent construct validity of the translated instrument. Methods: The study had two distinct stages: (a) translation and cultural adaptation of the LMS into Brazilian Portuguese and (b) validation of the adapted instrument using a sample of 543 participants. Results: The Brazilian version of the LMS demonstrated acceptable internal consistency, with confirmatory factor analysis supporting the original four-factor model. Correlations between LMS, and the Five Facets of Mindfulness Questionnaire and the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale were statistically significant and in the expected directions. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that the Brazilian version of LMS, with its four dimensions, presents acceptable psychometric properties and seems to be a reliable and valid instrument for assessing the state of mindfulness in a Brazilian cultural context. (© 2023 Springer Publishing Company, LLC.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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