Development of a scale to assess the meditation experience

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Development of a scale to assess the meditation experience

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作者：Nicola Reavley ; Julie F. Pallant
关键词：Meditation ; Mindfulness ; Scale development ; Factor analysis ; Spiritual wellbeing
刊名：Personality and Individual Differences
出版年：2009
出版时间：October 2009
年：2009
卷：47
期：6
页码：547-552
全文大小：176 K

文摘

This paper describes the initial development of a scale to assess the effects of meditation. The scale consists of two sections: Experiences During Meditation (EOM-DM) and Effects of Meditation in Everyday Life (EOM-EL). Scale evaluation on 236 participants involved factor analysis, reliability and validity analysis. The EOM-DM scale had five subscales: Cognitive effects, Emotional effects, Mystical experiences, Relaxation and Physical discomfort. The physical, emotional, expanded consciousness and cognitive item groups of the EOM-EL were analysed separately. Each scale had a single factor structure whereas analysis of the EOM-EL-cognitive scale identified four factors: Social relations, Cognitive ability, Non-judgemental acceptance and Behaviours and habits. Construct validity was explored by assessing correlations with existing measures: Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, FACIT Spiritual wellbeing subscale and POMS-Short Form. Although further development is required, the scale showed adequate psychometric properties and may be useful for clinicians and researchers to improve understanding of the effects of meditation practices.