How mindful are you, day to day? A 15-item scale measuring attention to and awareness of present-moment experience.
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Scientific background: 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(4), 822-848. 中文版驗證參考：Deng, Y. Q., Li, S., Tang, Y. Y., Zhu, L. H., Ryan, R., & Brown, K. (2012). Psychometric properties of the Chinese translation of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS). Mindfulness, 3(1), 10-14. Learn more
Attention and awareness naturally vary from day to day; your score is a snapshot of where you are right now, for self-reflection only.
Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS)
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Below are a number of everyday experiences. Using the scale, please indicate how frequently or infrequently you currently have each experience — please answer according to what really reflects your experience, not what you think your experience should be.
1
I could be experiencing some emotion and not be conscious of it until some time later.
2
I break or spill things because of carelessness, not paying attention, or thinking of something else.
3
I find it difficult to stay focused on what's happening in the present.
4
I tend to walk quickly to get where I'm going without paying attention to what I experience along the way.
5
I tend not to notice feelings of physical tension or discomfort until they really grab my attention.
6
I forget a person's name almost as soon as I've been told it for the first time.
7
It seems I am 'running on automatic,' without much awareness of what I'm doing.
8
I rush through activities without being really attentive to them.
9
I get so focused on the goal I want to achieve that I lose touch with what I am doing right now to get there.
10
I do jobs or tasks automatically, without being aware of what I'm doing.
11
I find myself listening to someone with one ear, doing something else at the same time.
12
I drive places on 'automatic pilot' and then wonder why I went there.
13
I find myself preoccupied with the future or the past.
14
I find myself doing things without paying attention.
15
I snack without being aware that I'm eating.
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⚕Results are for reference only and do not constitute a medical diagnosis — if you have concerns, please consult a doctor or mental-health professional.
