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The current chapter focuses on the various aspects of mindfulness. The chapter begins with a brief introduction on the conceptual definitions and historical perspective of mindfulness with special focus on difference between Buddhist and Western concept of mindfulness. It then converges to explain the different mindfulness-based intervention programs currently established in the field. The different existing mindfulness scales to measure the construct are also reviewed. The chapter then gives a brief relevance to the test construction of a mindfulness scale followed by the procedure of development and validation of a new mindfulness measure by authors. Each phase of test construction for English and Hindi version of mindfulness has been discussed in detail. The chapter concludes with discussion centering on the newly developed mindfulness scale and its validation in Indian setting.

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    Kamlesh Singh

  2. Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences, Amity University, Noida, D-186, 2nd Floor, Sector 49, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Mohita Junnarkar

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Singh, K., Junnarkar, M., Kaur, J. (2016). Mindfulness and Its Assessment. In: Measures of Positive Psychology. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3631-3_5

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