VOLUME 15 (Supplement)

Linguistic validation of Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale in Filipino

Mindfulness refers to a receptive attention to and awareness of present events and experience. This study provides a validated Filipino translation of the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) that can be used by other researchers in the Philippines to assess dispositional mindfulness. This is a linguistic validation study utilizing the standards of the Principles of Good Practice for Linguistic and Cultural Validation. The translated questionnaire garnered a perfect Scale Validity Content Index (SCVI) average of 1.0 for relevance and appropriateness, and a very high SCVI average of 0.994 and 0.976 for representativeness and clarity, respectively. The Item Content Validity Index (ICVI) scores ranged from 0.91 – 1.00. Both item comprehension and clarity scale ranged from 0.81 – 1.00. They were still above the cut off of 0.80. The average comprehension index was 0.90 while the average clarity index was 0.86. The Cronbach’s alpha ranged from 0.83 – 0.85 with no item lower than 0.70. The overall Cronbach’s alpha score was 0.85. The Filipino translation of the MAAS had a high validity and reliability score indicating that it can be a valid and reliable armamentarium for researchers who would want to measure dispositional mindfulness.