Redefining Mindfulness
Redefining Mindfulness
dc.contributor.advisor | Jackson, Alexander T | |
dc.contributor.author | Stremic, Stacey Madison | |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Hein, Michael | |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Gordon, Cameron | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-04-20T16:01:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-04-20T16:01:42Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.date.updated | 2020-04-20T16:01:43Z | |
dc.description.abstract | This research aimed to challenge the current conceptualization of mindfulness as a personality trait or psychological state. Instead, we propose that mindfulness is better defined and measured as a skill. As a result, we evaluated a new mindfulness measure, Mindfulness Skill Scale (MSS). We recruited 281 working professionals from Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk) who were asked to complete the MSS, a series of other mindfulness measures and other mindfulness related correlates and outcomes (openness, neuroticism, stress, and happiness). We examined whether the MSS demonstrated a stronger relationship to the outcomes, such as stress. In addition, we conducted an exploratory factor analysis to identify a potential factor structure. The final version of the MSS demonstrated a sound measure of mindfulness but did not demonstrate significantly stronger relationships with the outcomes than the prominent mindfulness measures (KIMS and FFMQ). | |
dc.description.degree | M.A. | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/6173 | |
dc.language.rfc3066 | en | |
dc.publisher | Middle Tennessee State University | |
dc.subject | Psychology | |
dc.thesis.degreegrantor | Middle Tennessee State University | |
dc.thesis.degreelevel | masters | |
dc.title | Redefining Mindfulness |
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