Adaptation and Validation the State Mindfulness Scale (SMS) to Physical Education in a Spanish Context

Rubén Trigueros, Jose M. Aguilar-Parra, Adolfo J. Cangas, David Mullor, Joaquín F. Álvarez and Alexandre García-Mas
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Rubén Trigueros: Department of Psychology, Hum-878 Research Team, Health Research Centre, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Jose M. Aguilar-Parra: Department of Psychology, Hum-878 Research Team, Health Research Centre, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Adolfo J. Cangas: Department of Psychology, Hum-760 Research Team, Health Research Centre, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
David Mullor: Department of Psychology, Hum-760 Research Team, Health Research Centre, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Joaquín F. Álvarez: Department of Psychology, Hum-878 Research Team, Health Research Centre, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Alexandre García-Mas: Department of Psychology, University of the Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 20, 1-10

Abstract: The aim of this study is to validate and adapt to the Spanish context of Physical Education (PE) the State Mindfulness Scale (SMS). The study included 1428 students aged 13–19. In order to analyse the psychometric properties of the SMS, an exploratory factorial analysis was carried out to confirm the presence of two factors, a confirmatory factorial analysis that has offered support for both the structure of two factors. We also included an analysis of temporal stability, an analysis of invariance across gender, an analysis of internal consistency and an analysis of predictive validity through a t-test in which mental health ( β = −0.28, p < 0.001) and physical or bodily experience ( β = −0.16, p < 0.001) negatively predicted anxiety, respectively. The structure of the questionnaire was valid and reliable, gender-neutral and with adequate levels of temporal stability.

Keywords: Physical Education; psychometric properties; mindfulness; mental health; corporal health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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