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The Applied Mindfulness Process Scale (AMPS): A process measure for evaluating mindfulness-based interventions.

Michael J Li¹, David S Black¹, Eric L Garland²

¹Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California.

Personality and Individual Differences

|February 10, 2016

Summary

The Applied Mindfulness Process Scale (AMPS) measures how individuals actively use mindfulness in daily life. This validated 15-item scale quantifies decentering and emotion regulation processes in mindfulness practice.

Keywords:

Mindfulness coping meditation mindfulness-based intervention process measure psychometric scale validation

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Mindfulness Studies

Background:

Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) utilize meditation and mind-body practices to enhance mindful awareness.
Operationalizing mindfulness is crucial for understanding therapeutic change mechanisms.
Existing measures lack assessment of how individuals actively apply mindfulness in practice.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate the Applied Mindfulness Process Scale (AMPS).
To create a process measure quantifying the active application of mindfulness in daily life.
To assess how mindfulness practitioners remediate psychological suffering.

Main Methods:

Three studies were conducted: qualitative interviews (N=8), scale validation (N=134), and replication (N=180).
A mixed qualitative-quantitative methodology was employed.
The Applied Mindfulness Process Scale (AMPS), a 15-item measure, was developed and validated.

Main Results:

Cognitive interviewing resulted in a 15-item scale.
Exploratory factor analysis suggested a three-factor structure: decentering, positive emotion regulation, and negative emotion regulation.
Confirmatory factor analysis supported the three-factor structure over a one-factor model.

Conclusions:

The AMPS effectively quantifies the application of mindfulness.
The scale measures processes of change within MBIs and general mindfulness practice.
AMPS provides a valuable tool for assessing active mindfulness engagement.