Hunt Carly A, Letzen Janelle E, Direnzio Dana, Gould Neda F, Sibinga Erica Ms, Vetter Maria, Webb Caroline, Finan Patrick H, Mun Chung Jung
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, USA.
J Health Psychol. 2025 Jun;30(7):1550-1562. doi: 10.1177/13591053241274462. Epub 2024 Sep 30.
The health benefits of meditation are well-documented, yet people struggle to practice regularly. Domain-specific self-efficacy is an important modifiable driver of health behavior change that is poorly understood in the meditation context. As such, the present study developed the Self-Efficacy for Regular Meditation Practice Scale (SERMS) assessing confidence in one's capacity to meditate frequently and in a way that favorably impacts well-being, including securing the psychological, social, and structural supports needed for ongoing practice. Participants provided online survey data at baseline and 1-week follow-up. Exploratory factor analyses were conducted ( = 249) followed by confirmatory factor analysis ( = 249). A three-factor structure best fit the data, with subscales measuring self-efficacy to benefit from meditation, persist in meditation, and obtain teacher and community support. Validity and test-retest reliability coefficients supported the SERMS as a promising measure of self-efficacy for meditation that may further research on meditation behavior adoption.
冥想对健康的益处已有充分记录，但人们仍难以定期进行冥想练习。特定领域的自我效能感是健康行为改变的一个重要可调节驱动因素，然而在冥想背景下，人们对此了解甚少。因此，本研究开发了定期冥想练习自我效能量表（SERMS），以评估个体对自己能够频繁冥想并以有利于幸福感的方式进行冥想的信心，包括获得持续练习所需的心理、社会和结构支持。参与者在基线和1周随访时提供了在线调查数据。先进行了探索性因素分析（n = 249），随后进行了验证性因素分析（n = 249）。一个三因素结构最适合数据，其分量表分别测量从冥想中获益的自我效能感、坚持冥想的自我效能感以及获得教师和社区支持的自我效能感。效度和重测信度系数支持SERMS作为一种有前景的冥想自我效能感测量工具，这可能会进一步推动对冥想行为采用的研究。
