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Southampton Mindfulness Questionnaire

(SMQ)

Research Group
CBPI
Contacts Maria João Ruivo Ventura Martins

TITLE OF THE PORTUGUESE VERSION

Escala de Mindfulness de Southampton (SMQ)

ORIGINAL VERSION

Southampton Mindfulness Questionnaire

PORTUGUESE VERSION

Escala de Mindfulness de Southampton

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Southampton Mindfulness questionnaire (SMQ) assesses the relationship one establishes with distressing thoughts and images. The 16 items are scored on a 7-point Likert scale, worded ‘strongly disagree’ (0) to ‘strongly agree’ (6), yielding a total range of 0–96. Eight items are framed positively, eight negatively.

REFERENCES

  • Chadwick, P., Hember, M., Symes, J., Peters, E., Kuipers, E., Dagnan, D., 2008. Responding mindfully to unpleasant thoughts and images: Reliability and validity of the Southampton mindfulness questionnaire (SMQ). Br. J. Clin. Psychol. 47, 451–455. https://doi.org/10.1348/014466508X314891