caa a22 4500 51072972X CHVBK 20180627064225.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s12671-012-0102-9 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s12671-012-0102-9 Measuring Mindfulness: First Steps Towards the Development of a Comprehensive Mindfulness Scale [Elektronische Daten] [Claudia Bergomi, Wolfgang Tschacher, Zeno Kupper] The present study describes the development of and results obtained from the first version of a new mindfulness scale: the Comprehensive Inventory of Mindfulness Experiences beta (CHIME-β). The aim of the present analysis was to investigate two relevant open questions in mindfulness assessment: (1) the coverage of aspects of mindfulness and (2) the type of interrelationships among these aspects. A review of the aspects of mindfulness assessed by eight currently available mindfulness questionnaires led to the identification of nine aspects of mindfulness. The CHIME-β was constructed in order to cover each of these aspects in a balanced way. Initially, principal component and confirmatory factor analyses, as well as reliability and validity analyses, were performed in the entire sample (n = 313) of individuals from the general population and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) groups. The factor structure that emerged from this analysis was further investigated in meditation-trained individuals (n = 144) who had just completed an MBSR intervention. Results suggested a four-factor structure underlying the nine aspects proposed. The relationship between these mindfulness factors appears to be influenced by the degree of meditation experience. In fact, the mindfulness factors showed a greater interconnectedness among mediation-trained participants. Finally, data suggest that a non-avoidant stance plays a central role in mindfulness, while the capacity to put inner experiences into words may be related to mindfulness rather than a component of the construct. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2012 Mindfulness nationallicence Questionnaire nationallicence Self-report nationallicence Assessment nationallicence Bergomi Claudia University Hospital of Psychiatry, Department of Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Laupenstrasse 49, CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland aut Tschacher Wolfgang University Hospital of Psychiatry, Department of Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Laupenstrasse 49, CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland aut Kupper Zeno University Hospital of Psychiatry, Department of Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Laupenstrasse 49, CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland aut Mindfulness Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 4/1(2013-03-01), 18-32 1868-8527 4:1<18 2013 4 12671 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-012-0102-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-012-0102-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bergomi Claudia University Hospital of Psychiatry, Department of Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Laupenstrasse 49, CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tschacher Wolfgang University Hospital of Psychiatry, Department of Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Laupenstrasse 49, CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kupper Zeno University Hospital of Psychiatry, Department of Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Laupenstrasse 49, CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Mindfulness Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 4/1(2013-03-01), 18-32 1868-8527 4:1<18 2013 4 12671 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence SWISSBIB 51072972X BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer