Ali Poorebrahim1, Chung-Ying Lin2, Vida Imani3, Shapour Soltankhah Kolvani4, Seyed Abbas Alaviyoun4, Narges Ehsani5, Amir H Pakpour5,6. 1. Student Research Committee, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran. 2. Institute of Allied Health Sciences and Departments of Occupational Therapy and Public Health, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. 3. Pediatric Health Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. 4. Guilan Prison Research Council, Rasht, Guilan, Iran. 5. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran. 6. Department of Nursing, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden.
Abstract
AIM: This study tested the construct validity (i.e., factor structure) of the Persian Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) on a sample of male prisoners. METHODS: All the participants (mean±SD age = 39.44±7.94 years) completed three scales-the Persian MAAS, the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), and the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Rasch analysis with differential item functioning (DIF) were applied to examine the construct validity of the MAAS. Specifically, the DIF was tested across different insomnia status (using ISI with a cutoff of 15), psychiatric well-being status (using GHQ-12 with a cutoff of 12), and age (using mean age of 39.44 as the cutoff). RESULTS: The CFA results showed a single factor solution for the Persian MAAS. The Rasch results showed all MAAS items fit in the construct (infit mean square [MnSq] = 0.72 to 1.41; outfit MnSq = 0.74 to 1.39) without displaying DIF items (DIF contrast = -0.34 to 0.31 for insomnia condition; -0.22 to 0.25 for psychiatric well-being; -0.26 to 0.29 for age). CONCLUSIONS: The Persian version of the MAAS is, therefore, a valid instrument to measure mindfulness among Iranian male prisoners.
AIM: This study tested the construct validity (i.e., factor structure) of the Persian Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) on a sample of male prisoners. METHODS: All the participants (mean±SD age = 39.44±7.94 years) completed three scales-the Persian MAAS, the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), and the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Rasch analysis with differential item functioning (DIF) were applied to examine the construct validity of the MAAS. Specifically, the DIF was tested across different insomnia status (using ISI with a cutoff of 15), psychiatric well-being status (using GHQ-12 with a cutoff of 12), and age (using mean age of 39.44 as the cutoff). RESULTS: The CFA results showed a single factor solution for the Persian MAAS. The Rasch results showed all MAAS items fit in the construct (infit mean square [MnSq] = 0.72 to 1.41; outfit MnSq = 0.74 to 1.39) without displaying DIF items (DIF contrast = -0.34 to 0.31 for insomnia condition; -0.22 to 0.25 for psychiatric well-being; -0.26 to 0.29 for age). CONCLUSIONS: The Persian version of the MAAS is, therefore, a valid instrument to measure mindfulness among Iranian male prisoners.
Authors: Serene En Hui Tung; Wan Ying Gan; Jung-Sheng Chen; Ruckwongpatr Kamolthip; Iqbal Pramukti; Siti R Nadhiroh; Yen-Ling Chang; Chien-Chin Lin; Amir H Pakpour; Chung-Ying Lin; Mark D Griffiths Journal: Healthcare (Basel) Date: 2022-08-02