Psychometric properties of the short form of the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory in the Arabic language
Bitar, Zeinab Fekih-Romdhane, Feten Rogoza, Radoslaw Ghorab, Hossam Obeid, Sahar Hallit, Souheil
Bitar, Zeinab
Fekih-Romdhane, Feten
Rogoza, Radoslaw
Ghorab, Hossam
Obeid, Sahar
Hallit, Souheil
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2023-10-11
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Interests in including mindfulness techniques in medical and psychological fields have been increasing recently. Accordingly, it is important to validate the short form of the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory (FMI-14) to help professionals living in Arabic speaking countries. Thus, we aimed to validate the FMI-14 in the Arabic language (FMI-Ar) in Arabic-speaking university students from Lebanon. We carried-out a cross-sectional study between July and September 2021; 363 university students (mean age 22.65 ± 3.48 years, 61.7% females) were enrolled. The McDonald's omega and Cronbach's alpha values for the total score were excellent (0.92 for both). Confirmatory factor analysis of the one-factor model of the FMI-Ar showed satisfactory fit indices: χ2/df = 218.33/77 = 2.83, RMSEA = 0.071 [0.060-0.082], CFI = 0.92, and TLI = 0.90. Additionally, the FMI score was negatively associated with depression (r = -0.51; p = 0.001) and anxiety (r = -0.48; p < 0.001). All hypotheses (factor, convergent, and divergent validity) related to the FMI-Ar were verified in our study. Therefore, professionals can now benefit from the FMI-Ar, a suitable scale to measure mindfulness among Lebanese University students.