Silpakit O, Silpakit C
Srithanya Hospital, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
East Asian Arch Psychiatry. 2014 Mar;24(1):23-9.
To develop a scale for assessing mindfulness named Srithanya Sati Scale (SSS) in Thai context.
Fourteen items were derived with the help from meditation experts. These were then validated by 16 mental health experts followed by analysis of their psychometric properties. A total of 466 subjects were purposively sampled from various sources. The construct validity of the scale was examined by confirmatory factor analysis. The hierarchical model was applied to test whether 3-factor model of SSS could adequately explain overall mindfulness. Test-retest reliability and the internal consistency of each subscale (awareness, acceptance, and self-recollection) were analysed by Pearson's correlation coefficient and Cronbach's alpha, respectively. Srithanya Stress Test was applied to test the discriminant validity of the questionnaire. The Philadelphia Mindfulness Scale was used for testing the concurrent validity.
The 11-item SSS was found to fit across groups of people with different meditation experiences. Two of the components (awareness and self-recollection) explained the overall mindfulness in beginners. The reliability and other psychometric properties of the scale were highly acceptable.
The SSS may be a reliable, valid, and acceptable tool for measuring mindfulness in the Thai population. Further studies are warranted in people with more experience in meditation, as well as clinical populations.
在泰国背景下开发一种名为“斯里塔尼亚正念量表（SSS）”的正念评估量表。
在冥想专家的帮助下得出14个项目。随后由16位心理健康专家对这些项目进行验证，接着分析其心理测量特性。从不同来源有目的地抽取了466名受试者。通过验证性因素分析检验该量表的结构效度。应用层次模型来检验SSS的三因素模型是否能充分解释整体正念。分别通过皮尔逊相关系数和克朗巴赫α系数分析重测信度和各子量表（觉察、接纳和自我回忆）的内部一致性。应用斯里塔尼亚压力测试来检验该问卷的区分效度。使用费城正念量表来检验同时效度。
发现11项的SSS适用于不同冥想经验的人群。其中两个分量表（觉察和自我回忆）解释了初学者的整体正念情况。该量表的信度和其他心理测量特性非常令人满意。
SSS可能是一种用于测量泰国人群正念的可靠、有效且可接受的工具。对于有更多冥想经验的人群以及临床人群，有必要进行进一步研究。
