Mindfulness is a state of complete awareness of one’s thoughts, which is intentional, non-judgmental and present moment by moment. In recent years several psychotherapeutic and educational interventions in childhood and adolescence have proposed mindfulness-based programmes to promote better well-being and to prevent psychopathology in young subjects. Despite the numerous applications of this construct, mindfulness is struggling to become a scientific construct, because valid and reliable instruments are not available. The aim of this work was to study the factorial structure of the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM), on a sample of 917 participants, divided into 345 children and 572 healthy adolescents. Exploratory factor analyses suggested a reduced form with 8 items loading on one factor, with good internal consistency. This study legitimises the use of the CAMM in the national context for childhood and adolescence.
A study of the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM)
Sergi M. R.;
2017-01-01
Abstract
Mindfulness is a state of complete awareness of one’s thoughts, which is intentional, non-judgmental and present moment by moment. In recent years several psychotherapeutic and educational interventions in childhood and adolescence have proposed mindfulness-based programmes to promote better well-being and to prevent psychopathology in young subjects. Despite the numerous applications of this construct, mindfulness is struggling to become a scientific construct, because valid and reliable instruments are not available. The aim of this work was to study the factorial structure of the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM), on a sample of 917 participants, divided into 345 children and 572 healthy adolescents. Exploratory factor analyses suggested a reduced form with 8 items loading on one factor, with good internal consistency. This study legitimises the use of the CAMM in the national context for childhood and adolescence.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
