MAAS - Mindful Attention Awareness Scale

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15 questions

This questionnaire measures the awareness we put into carrying out daily actions and activities. Initially proposed by Brown and Ryan* in 2003, it is the most widely used tool to measure the effects of mindfulness on the awareness of those who practice it. (In Italy it has been validated by Venetians and Voices). Awareness is a fundamental skill for an effective studying and therefore it is important to develop it and above all evaluate it!

Here are some statements that relate to your daily experience.

Instructions: Using the 1-6 scale below, please indicate how frequently or infrequently you currently have each
experience. Please answer according to what really reflects your experience rather than what you think your experience should be. Please treat each item separately from every other item.

To score the scale, simply compute a mean (average) of the 15 items. Higher scores reflect higher levels of awareness.

*Brown, K. W., & Ryan, R. M. (2003). The benefits of being present: mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84, 822–848.

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I could be experiencing some emotion and not be conscious of it until some time later. *

Almost always

Almost never

I break or spill things because of carelessness, not paying attention, or thinking of something else. *

Almost always

Almost never

I find it difficult to stay focused on what’s happening in the present. *

Almost always

Almost never

I tend to walk quickly to get where I’m going without paying attention to what I experience along the way. *

Almost always

Almost never

I tend not to notice feelings of physical tension or discomfort until they really grab my attention. *

Almost always

Almost never

I forget a person’s name almost as soon as I’ve been told it for the first time. *

Almost always

Almost never

It seems I am “running on automatic,” without much awareness of what I’m doing. *

Almost always

Almost never

I rush through activities without being really attentive to them. *

Almost always

Almost never

I get so focused on the goal I want to achieve that I lose touch with what I’m doing right now to get there. *

Almost always

Almost never

I do jobs or tasks automatically, without being aware of what I'm doing. *

Almost always

Almost never

I find myself listening to someone with one ear, doing something else at the same time. *

Almost always

Almost never

I drive places on ‘automatic pilot’ and then wonder why I went there. *

Almost always

Almost never

I find myself preoccupied with the future or the past. *

Almost always

Almost never

I find myself doing things without paying attention. *

Almost always

Almost never

I snack without being aware that I’m eating. *

Almost always

Almost never

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