Cross-cultural validity of the Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire : adaptation and validation in a French-speaking sample

Heeren, Alexandre;Douilliez, Céline;Peschard, Virginie;Debrauwere, Laetitia;Philippot, Pierre
(2011) Revue Européenne de Psychologie Appliquée — Vol. 61, n° 3, p. 147-151 (2011)

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Introduction: Recent research has revealed that mindfulness training improves mental health and psychological functioning. Although several questionnaires have been developed to measure mindfulness, the Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), [Baer et al., 2006. Using self-report assessment methods to explore facets of mindfulness. Assessment, 13, 27-45] is currently one of the most empirically-based scale assessing mindfulness. Objective: The present study was designed to: (1) test the psychometric properties and (2) explore the structural validation of the French version of the FFMQ. Method: Two hundred and fourteen participants were tested using the French version of the FFMQ. Results: Using confirmatory factor analysis, the results showed the French version of the FFMQ has good psychometric properties and a structural validity similar to the initial version. Conclusion: This adaptation constituted a validated mindfulness measure for French-speaking clinicians as well as researchers.
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Heeren, A., Douilliez, C., Peschard, V., Debrauwere, L., & Philippot, P. (2011). Cross-cultural validity of the Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire : adaptation and validation in a French-speaking sample. Revue Européenne de Psychologie Appliquée, 61(3), 147-151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erap.2011.02.001 (Original work published 2011)