Psychometric properties of the short version of the Five Facets of Mindfulness Questionnaire in Brazilian Portuguese

Abstract The aims of the current study were to evaluate the psychometric properties of a short version of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ-SF-BR) and verify if the addition of wording mechanisms (positive or negative) contributes to the fit of the shortened Brazilian Portuguese version of the FFMQ. Four hundred eight participants answered self-report measurements. Structural equation modelling was employed for both objectives. Adequate model fit was found for the 5-factor FFMQ-SF-BR model, with significant improvements arising from the addition of wording mechanism effects. No evidences of differential item functioning and population heterogeneity were found. Bifactor analysis showed that latent traces are preferred overusing raw sum scores. The FFMQ-SF-BR is suitable to measure mindfulness in the Brazilian population and has the benefits of decreasing data collection length without losing content coverage.

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Main Authors: Curado,Daniela Fernández, Gallo,Giovana Gonçalves, Machado,Mayra Pires Alves, Barros,Viviam Vargas de, Noto,Ana Regina
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Francisco, Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Psicologia 2022
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-82712022000300489
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