Adaptation and Validation of the CAMM Scale in Mexican Children Aged 10 to 12

Abstract

Introduction: Within the field of psychology, there is a psychotherapeutic approach called “Mindfulness,” which refers to a technique in which people train their attention and remain aware of their breathing and other bodily sensations, as well as thoughts and external stimuli. In Mexico, there are few adapted psychological tools that measure mindfulness in childhood. Objective: To adapt the CAMM scale. This research focuses on developing a valid and reliable instrument. Method: A prospective scale validation design was used with a non-probabilistic convenience sample, consisting of 536 fifth- and sixth-grade elementary school students. The original 10-item version of the CAMM, as described by Greco et al. (2011), was used; it underwent exploratory factor analysis and reliability testing. Results: The results show that, based on factor analysis and reliability testing, the 9 items has adequate construct validity and acceptable internal consistency (α = .716). Conclusions: The findings support the usefulness of this adapted version as a reliable instrument; this adapted version represents an important step toward the inclusion of mindfulness practices in Mexican child psychology.