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Validation of a Chinese Version of the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory–Short Version

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The present study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory (FMI) in a nonclinical Chinese college student sample. Effective data were collected from 718 students of four distinct universities in north, northwest, southeast, northeast China, and 124 of them were retested after 2 weeks. The Chinese version of Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory (FMI-13) had acceptable internal consistency and test–retest reliability. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the two-factor solution was better than one-factor solution. The scores of revised FMI-13 had significant negative correlation with the trait of anxiety and depression, and positive correlation with self-esteem, and relations between mindfulness and anxiety, depression, and self-esteem were more due to the acceptance factor than the presence factor. The Chinese version of FMI-13 has acceptable psychometric quality and it can be used to measure mindfulness in Chinese population.

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This work was supported by the National Social Science Fund (code: 11&ZD187) and the Shang Shan Fund.

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Chen, SY., Zhou, RL. Validation of a Chinese Version of the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory–Short Version. Mindfulness 5, 529–535 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-013-0208-8

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