TY - JOUR
T1 - Validation of the Philadelphia Mindfulness Scale on experienced meditators and nonmeditators
AU - Morgan, Matthew C.
AU - Cardaciotto, Lee Ann
AU - Moon, Simon
AU - Marks, Donald
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
PY - 2020/4/1
Y1 - 2020/4/1
N2 - Objective: The Philadelphia Mindfulness Scale's (PHLMS) psychometric properties, theoretical assumptions, convergent validity, and relationships to symptom, happiness and social desirability measures were investigated in novel samples. Methods: Internet-recruited general public samples of experienced meditators (n = 67, 21 male, 46 female, average age 50) and nonmeditators (n = 61, 28 male, 32 female, and 1 transgender; average age 41.9) were used. Results: Meditators scored higher than nonmeditators on both PHLMS Acceptance, t(126) = 2.77, p <.01, d = 0.49, and Awareness t(126) = 4.18, p <.01, d = 0.74. Higher PHLMS Acceptance subscale scores were associated with decreased scores on all symptom measures in nonmeditators, but only in select measures among meditators. Generally, PHLMS Awareness subscale scores were not related to symptoms. Awareness interacted with meditator status on outcome measures. Conclusions: PHLMS may be used in the general public and experienced meditator populations. Mindfulness facets become intercorrelated in experienced meditators.
AB - Objective: The Philadelphia Mindfulness Scale's (PHLMS) psychometric properties, theoretical assumptions, convergent validity, and relationships to symptom, happiness and social desirability measures were investigated in novel samples. Methods: Internet-recruited general public samples of experienced meditators (n = 67, 21 male, 46 female, average age 50) and nonmeditators (n = 61, 28 male, 32 female, and 1 transgender; average age 41.9) were used. Results: Meditators scored higher than nonmeditators on both PHLMS Acceptance, t(126) = 2.77, p <.01, d = 0.49, and Awareness t(126) = 4.18, p <.01, d = 0.74. Higher PHLMS Acceptance subscale scores were associated with decreased scores on all symptom measures in nonmeditators, but only in select measures among meditators. Generally, PHLMS Awareness subscale scores were not related to symptoms. Awareness interacted with meditator status on outcome measures. Conclusions: PHLMS may be used in the general public and experienced meditator populations. Mindfulness facets become intercorrelated in experienced meditators.
KW - acceptance
KW - awareness
KW - meditation
KW - mindfulness
KW - social desirability
KW - validation
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U2 - 10.1002/jclp.22907
DO - 10.1002/jclp.22907
M3 - Article
C2 - 31825100
AN - SCOPUS:85076353669
SN - 0021-9762
VL - 76
SP - 725
EP - 748
JO - Journal of Clinical Psychology
JF - Journal of Clinical Psychology
IS - 4
ER -