Measurement of dispositional mindfulness in children and adolescents: A review of available self-report measures in Spanish

Abstract

In recent years, mindfulness-based interventions have undergone considerable development in the field of childhood and adolescent interventions. This development has not been accompanied by a solid and systematic development of self-report measures to assess dispositional mindfulness even though such evaluation is critical to determine the effectiveness of interventions. In this manuscript, several mindfulness measures for children and adolescents are reviewed with emphasis on those measures available in Spanish. The following self-report measures of dispositional mindfulness for children and/or adolescents are examined: Mindful Attention Awareness Scale-Adolescent (MAAS-A; Brown et al., 2011), Mindful Attention Awareness Scale-Children (MAAS-C; Lawlor et al., 2014), Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM; Greco et al., 2011), Comprehensive Inventory of Mindfulness Experiences-Adolescent (CHIME-A; Johnson et al., 2016), Escala de Atención Plena en el Ámbito Escolar [Mindfulness in the School Context Scale] (EAP; León, 2008), and Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ; Baer et al., 2006). A description of each measure is provided, as well as the most important properties of the Spanish versions. Finally, several recommendations are suggested to improve current measures of mindfulness for children and adolescents.