Psychometric Validation of the Toronto Mindfulness Scale – Trait Version in Chinese College Students
The Toronto Mindfulness Scale (TMS; Lau et al., 2006) has been widely used to assess the state mindfulness of participants after practicing mindfulness. Recently, a trait version of the Toronto Mindfulness Scale was developed and initially validated (TMS-T; Davis et al., 2009). We further examined t...
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| description | The Toronto Mindfulness Scale (TMS; Lau et al., 2006) has been widely used to assess the state mindfulness of participants after practicing mindfulness. Recently, a trait version of the Toronto Mindfulness Scale was developed and initially validated (TMS-T; Davis et al., 2009). We further examined the psychometric properties of TMS-T using three hundred and sixty-eight Chinese college students (233 females and 135 males) from a public university in Hong Kong. We found that factor analyses failed to support the existence of two-dimensional structure of the Chinese version of the TMS-T (C-TMS-T). The model fit indices indicated a marginal model fit, and the concurrent and convergent validities of the C-TMS-T were not confirmed. The moderate item-to-subscale fit of the decentering subscale indicated that its structural validity was not satisfactory. In addition, the internal consistency coefficient of the decentering subscale using composite reliability (p = .61) was under the acceptable level. Based on the results, we concluded that the application of the C-TMS-T to the Chinese population is premature. Further validation of the C-TMS-T using another sample of participants is recommended, in particular, individuals with meditation experiences. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cff1fe1224f049509ced31d40cf863a02023-01-02T14:17:34ZengPsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for PsychologyEurope's Journal of Psychology1841-04132014-11-0110472673910.5964/ejop.v10i4.776ejop.v10i4.776Psychometric Validation of the Toronto Mindfulness Scale – Trait Version in Chinese College StudentsPak-Kwong Chung0Chun-Qing Zhang1Department of Physical Education, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, ChinaDepartment of Physical Education, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, ChinaThe Toronto Mindfulness Scale (TMS; Lau et al., 2006) has been widely used to assess the state mindfulness of participants after practicing mindfulness. Recently, a trait version of the Toronto Mindfulness Scale was developed and initially validated (TMS-T; Davis et al., 2009). We further examined the psychometric properties of TMS-T using three hundred and sixty-eight Chinese college students (233 females and 135 males) from a public university in Hong Kong. We found that factor analyses failed to support the existence of two-dimensional structure of the Chinese version of the TMS-T (C-TMS-T). The model fit indices indicated a marginal model fit, and the concurrent and convergent validities of the C-TMS-T were not confirmed. The moderate item-to-subscale fit of the decentering subscale indicated that its structural validity was not satisfactory. In addition, the internal consistency coefficient of the decentering subscale using composite reliability (p = .61) was under the acceptable level. Based on the results, we concluded that the application of the C-TMS-T to the Chinese population is premature. Further validation of the C-TMS-T using another sample of participants is recommended, in particular, individuals with meditation experiences.http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/776Toronto Mindfulness Scalemindfulnessreliabilityvaliditymeditation |
| spellingShingle | Pak-Kwong Chung Chun-Qing Zhang Psychometric Validation of the Toronto Mindfulness Scale – Trait Version in Chinese College Students Europe's Journal of Psychology Toronto Mindfulness Scale mindfulness reliability validity meditation |
| title | Psychometric Validation of the Toronto Mindfulness Scale – Trait Version in Chinese College Students |
| title_full | Psychometric Validation of the Toronto Mindfulness Scale – Trait Version in Chinese College Students |
| title_fullStr | Psychometric Validation of the Toronto Mindfulness Scale – Trait Version in Chinese College Students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychometric Validation of the Toronto Mindfulness Scale – Trait Version in Chinese College Students |
| title_short | Psychometric Validation of the Toronto Mindfulness Scale – Trait Version in Chinese College Students |
| title_sort | psychometric validation of the toronto mindfulness scale trait version in chinese college students |
| topic | Toronto Mindfulness Scale mindfulness reliability validity meditation |
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