Incremental Validity of Components of Mindfulnessin the Prediction of Satisfaction with Life and Depression

摘要

Self-report measures of mindfulness have consistently demonstratedpositive relationships with well-being and inverse relationships with depressionsymptoms. The goal of this study was to extend the existing literature to include atest of the incremental validity of the components of mindfulness (as measured bythe four factors of the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills [KIMS]; Baer et al.Assessment, 11, 191-206, 2004) and the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale(MAAS; Brown and Ryan Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84, 822-848, 2003) in the prediction of satisfaction with life (relative to self-esteem) anddepression (relative to negative cognitions) among a sample of 365 college students.Results revealed only KIMS Observe accounted for a significant amount variancerelative to self-esteem in the prediction of satisfaction with life, and in the predictionof depression symptoms, only KIMS Accept without Judgment accounted for asignificant amount of variance relative to negative cognitions. These results arediscussed in relation to the measurement of mindfulness and methods used to assessthe validity of these scales.