Open AccessPsychometric Properties of the Urdu Translation of Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) in Pakistan
Author(s) -
Amna Ajmal,
Syeda Shahida Batool
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
sir syed journal of education and social research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2706-8285
pISSN - 2706-6525
DOI - 10.36902/sjesr-vol3-iss2-2020(190-197
Subject(s) - mindfulness , urdu , confirmatory factor analysis , psychology , scale (ratio) , reliability (semiconductor) , clinical psychology , computer science , structural equation modeling , linguistics , geography , machine learning , philosophy , power (physics) , physics , cartography , quantum mechanics
In recent times, several types of research focused on assessing mindfulness by using a variety of existing scales. Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) comes forth as a precise and comprehensive scale for measuring awareness and attention in daily life. Previously, MAAS has been translated into Spanish, French, and Chinese. Whereas, the present study examined the accuracy and effectiveness of Urdu Translation of the Mindfulness Attention Awareness scale. The triple-step translation process of Brislin was adopted by which cross-language validation and confirmatory factor analysis was done. The 15-item MAAS which was filled by 205 married couples and the findings showed a good reliability, and one-factor solution fit for MAAS was found in confirmatory factor analysis. In the evaluation of the Urdu rendition of the MAAS, it has been found that this scale emerges as an accurate and reasonable instrument to measure the level of mindfulness among Pakistani Married populace.