Abstract
Background A growing body of research has examined the psychometric properties of popular mindfulness inventories for different population. The present study is aimed at exploring the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Relaxation/Meditation/Mindfulness (RMM) Tracker t Inventory in Iran. Method This was a cross-sectional and methodological study that conducted in Kerman, southeast Iran. Fifty, 300, and 163 Iranian adult participants were participated in the pilot, exploratory, and confirmatory phase, respectively. Face, content, and structural validities, Cronbach's alpha, and Omega coefficient were used to validate the Persian scale. Results The results showed that the “Persian version of RMM t” had acceptable content and face validities. The Principal Axis Factoring (PAF) with Promax Rotation showed that the P-RMM t has 3 scales of “Mindful Love, Thankfulness, and Transcendence,” “Relaxation,” and “Mindful Deepening” which further confirmed with confirmatory factor analysis. The internal consistency of all three scales was acceptable (Cronbach's alpha coefficients > 80). Conclusion The Persian version of RMM Tracker t seems to be a valid and reliable questionnaire to assess the levels of mindfulness in the Iranian general population.
Highlights
Mindfulness has its origins in contemplative Eastern traditions and is essential to Buddhist teachings and schools of thought [1]
The present study explores the psychometric properties and factor structure of the RMM Tracker t in Iran
The aim of the present study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the RMM Tracker t and to determine its factor structure in the general population in Kerman, Iran
Summary
Mindfulness has its origins in contemplative Eastern traditions and is essential to Buddhist teachings and schools of thought [1]. Kabat-Zinn defines mindfulness as “having moment-tomoment awareness and attention, being in the present moment, and being a nonjudgmental observer of current thoughts and emotions without acting on them” [3]. The present study is aimed at exploring the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Relaxation/Meditation/Mindfulness (RMM) Tracker t Inventory in Iran. Content, and structural validities, Cronbach’s alpha, and Omega coefficient were used to validate the Persian scale. The results showed that the “Persian version of RMM t” had acceptable content and face validities. The internal consistency of all three scales was acceptable (Cronbach’s alpha coefficients > 80). The Persian version of RMM Tracker t seems to be a valid and reliable questionnaire to assess the levels of mindfulness in the Iranian general population
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