Validation of the French Version of the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM) Among Samples of French and Indigenous Youth
| Autor: | Natacha Godbout, Jacinthe Dion, Martine Hébert, Isabelle Daigneault, Linda Paquette |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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050103 clinical psychology
medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Mindfulness Social Psychology Public health media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Construct validity Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Indigenous Scale (social sciences) Child sexual abuse Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Domestic violence 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychological resilience Psychology Applied Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Mindfulness. 9:645-653 |
| ISSN: | 1868-8535 1868-8527 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12671-017-0807-x |
| Popis: | Two independent studies were conducted to validate and assess the psychometric properties of the French-Canadian version of the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure among samples of French and Indigenous youth. In study 1, 589 adolescents (60% girls) aged from 15 to 18 years from two urban high schools, and, in study 2, 311 (51% girls, 43% Indigenous) adolescents aged from 14 to 19 years from two rural high schools completed the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM) and other measures to assess its construct validity. An exploratory (study 1) and a confirmatory (study 2) factor analysis validated the single-factor solution. Results also indicate that the French-Canadian version of the CAMM had no floor or ceiling effects, as well as an adequate internal consistency and 2-week and 3-month test-retest reliability. The construct validity of the scale was supported by positive correlations with measures of self-esteem, resilience, and empowerment, and by negative correlations with psychological symptoms and family violence and difficulties. Child sexual abuse was also related to lower levels of mindfulness. Overall, results suggest that the CAMM may be a useful and appropriate tool to globally assess mindfulness among youth. Data also support the cross-cultural application of this scale among Indigenous adolescents. |
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