Cross-cultural validity of the five items Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS-5) in Peru and Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic
Psicol. reflex. crit
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35: 12, 2022. tab
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
The Spanish version of the 5-item Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS-5) is a brief measure of the general tendency to be attentive and aware of experiences in the present moment during daily life. The MAAS-5 has been used in different countries; however, an assessment of its cross-cultural measurement invariance (MI) has not been conducted. Therefore, the study aimed to evaluate the cross-cultural measurement invariance of the MAAS-5 in university students from two countries: Peru and Mexico. A total of 1144 university students from Peru (N = 822) and Mexico (N = 322) responded online to the Spanish version of the 5-item Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS-5). A multigroup confirmatory factor analysis was performed. Measurement invariance tests the hypothesis that the model behind a set of scores is comparable between groups. The results showed that the unidimensional structure of the MAAS-5 is the same between Peruvian and Mexican university students. Therefore, it is suggested that university students from both countries conceptualize the mindfulness in a similar way. As a result, the MAAS-5 can be used to compare differences between countries. No significant differences were observed in the MAAS-5 score between Peruvian and Mexican university students. The present study contributes to a better understanding of the psychometric properties of the MAAS-5 by presenting MI results in two Latin American countries. Implications of the findings are discussed, which will facilitate a more solid and reliable use of the MAAS-5 in future cross-cultural studies. (AU)
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Assunto principal:
Conscientização
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Comparação Transcultural
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Reprodutibilidade dos Testes
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Atenção Plena
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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México
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Peru
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Psicol. reflex. crit
Assunto da revista:
Psicologia
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Colômbia
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México
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Peru
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia/CO
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Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas/PE
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Universidad Privada del Norte/PE
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Universidad del Valle de México/MX
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