Script Author: David Nitz (dave@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: January 07, 2019
Last Modified: January 07, 2023 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements a computerized adaptation of the short form of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) as described in:
Brown, K.W. & Ryan, R.M. (2003). The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84, 822-848.
Carlson, L.E. & Brown, K.W. (2005). Validation of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale in a cancer population. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 58, 29-33.
2 minutes
The trait MAAS is a 15-item scale designed to assess a core characteristic of mindfulness, namely,
a receptive state of mind in which attention,
informed by a sensitive awareness of what is occurring in the present, simply observes what is taking place.
Participants are asked to answer 15 6-point Likert-type questions with the following anchors:
"almost always", "very frequently", "somewhat frequently", "somewhat infrequently", "very infrequently" and "almost never".
Scoring: To score the scale, simply compute a mean (average) of the 15 items.
can be edited under section Editable Parameters.
The original instructions are:
"Below is a collection of statements about your everyday experience. Using the 1-6 scale below, please indicate how frequently or infrequently
you currently have each experience. Please answer according to what really reflects your experience rather than what you think your
experience should be. Please treat each item separately from every other item."
File Name: maas_summary*.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| inquisit.version | Inquisit version number |
| computer.platform | Device platform: win | mac |ios | android |
| startDate | Date the session was run |
| startTime | Time the session was run |
| subjectId | Participant ID |
| groupId | Group number |
| sessionId | Session number |
| elapsedTime | Session duration in ms |
| completed | 0 = Test was not completed 1 = Test was completed |
| maasMean | Mean of responses to the 15 6-point questions |
File Name: maas_survey*.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| date | Date the session was run |
| time | Time the session was run |
| subject, group, session | With the current subject/groupnumber/session id |
| build | Inquisit version number |
| q*_response | Response given (in assigned values) Scale: 1 (almost always) - 6 (almost never) no reversed scored questions |
| q*_latency | How much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveyPage with this particular question (the last time this particular surveyPage was visited) |
The procedure can be adjusted by setting the following parameters.
| Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| pageInstructions | The instructions that appear at the top of each surveyPage |