Open AccessAssessing Perceived Barriers to Meditation: the Determinants of Meditation Practice Inventory-Revised (DMPI-R)
Author(s) -
Carly Hunt,
Mary Ann Hoffman,
Jonathan J. Mohr,
Anna-leila Williams
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
mindfulness
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.509
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1868-8535
pISSN - 1868-8527
DOI - 10.1007/s12671-020-01308-7
Subject(s) - psychology , meditation , convergent validity , confirmatory factor analysis , construct validity , scale (ratio) , exploratory factor analysis , psychometrics , nomological network , incremental validity , clinical psychology , construct (python library) , structural equation modeling , statistics , philosophy , physics , theology , mathematics , quantum mechanics , internal consistency , computer science , programming language
Engaging in meditation on a regular basis has been shown to enhance well-being. However, barriers to adopting it as a health behavior are poorly understood. The Determinants of Meditation Practice Inventory (DMPI) is an existing scale designed to measure perceived barriers to meditation. However, it was developed without factor analyses; thus, the dimensionality and construct validity of overall scale and/or subscale scores are unknown. Using factor analyses and tests of convergent validity, the present study explored the psychometric properties of the DMPI and presents a revised, psychometrically valid scale (The Determinants of Meditation Practice Inventory-Revised; DMPI-R).