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The Mindfulness in Parenting Scale - Infant Version

(MPS-I)

Research Group
RD&H
Contacts Helena Teresa da Cruz Moreira

TITLE OF THE PORTUGUESE VERSION

Escala de Mindfulness na Parentalidade – Versão Bebé

PORTUGUESE VERSION

Helena Moreira (2023)

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Mindfulness in Parenting Scale – Infant Version (MPS-I) is an adaptation of the Portuguese version of the Interpersonal Mindfulness in Parenting Scale (IMPS), which assesses mindful parenting among parents of infants aged between 0 and 12 months. It consists of 28 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale and measures the following five mindful parenting dimensions: Listening with Full Attention, Emotional Awareness of the Child, Compassion for the Child, Self-Regulation in Parenting, and Nonjudgmental Acceptance of Parental Functioning.

REFERENCES

  • Moreira, H. (2023). The Mindfulness in Parenting Scale – Infant Version (MPS-I). In Medvedev, O. N., Krägeloh, C. U., Siegert, R. S., & Singh, N. N. (Eds.), Handbook of Assessment in Mindfulness Research. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77644-2

  • Caiado, B., Fernandes, D. V., Canavarro, M. C., & Moreira, H. (2020). The Interpersonal Mindfulness in Parenting Scale – Infant Version: Psychometric properties and factor structure in a sample of Portuguese mothers in the postpartum period. Psychologica, 63(2), 139-157. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8606_63-2_7

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