Misurare la mindfulness in età evolutiva: proprietà psicometriche e struttura fattoriale della versione italiana della Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (I-CAMM).

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Title:	Misurare la mindfulness in età evolutiva: proprietà psicometriche e struttura fattoriale della versione italiana della Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (I-CAMM). (Italian).
Alternate Title:	Measuring child and adolescent mindfulness: Psychometric properties and factorial structure of the Italian version of the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (I-CAMM). (English)
Authors:	Ristallo, Arianna, Schweiger, Marta, Oppo, Annalisa, Pergolizzi, Francesca, Presti, Giovambattista, Moderato, Paolo
Source:	Psicoterapia Cognitiva e Comportamentale. 2016, Vol. 22 Issue 3, p297-315. 19p.
Abstract (English):	The aim of this study is to analyse the psychometric properties and factorial structure of the Italian version of the CAMM, a short questionnaire (10 items) that measures mindfulness skills in children and adolescents. Twelve schools were involved in the study and 1336 participants, aged between 11 and 18, were enrolled in two studies. The I-CAMM shows a two-factor solution with a higher-order factor named «Mindfulness Skills». The two factors detected are named «Awareness» and «Willingness», respectively. The two-factor solution is identified both with Exploratory Factor Analysis - performed on 657 participants recruited during study 1 - and through Confirmatory Factor Analysis - performed on 679 participants recruited during study 2 - showing good indices of goodness of fit. The psychometric properties of the I-CAMM indicate good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0,79 for the factor «Mindfulness Skills») and good convergent validity with the YSR Internalising Problems Scale (r = -0,515) and with experiential avoidance and fusion measured with AFQ-Y (r = -0,703). The mean scores of the I-CAMM are distributed differently between males and females; males reported significantly higher scores of «Mindfulness Skills» than females. Considering its features and psychometric properties, I-CAMM can be easily used both in research and in clinical practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Italian):	L'obiettivo di questo studio è la validazione nel contesto italiano della CAMM, un questionario di 10 item che misura le abilità di mindfulness in età evolutiva. Il processo di validazione è avvenuto attraverso due studi che hanno coinvolto 1336 soggetti di età compresa tra gli 11 e i 18 anni e 12 istituti scolastici distribuiti sul territorio italiano. La I-CAMM mostra una struttura a due fattori denominati rispettivamente «Consapevolezza» e «Disponibilità» con un fattore sovraordinato denominato «Abilità di mindfulness». Tale struttura è stata identificata con l'analisi fattoriale esplorativa in un primo Studio condotto su 657 soggetti e confermata in un secondo Studio (N = 679) attraverso l'analisi fattoriale confermativa, ottenendo dei buoni indici di bontà di adattamento. Le proprietà psicometriche dell'I-CAMM indicano una buona consistenza interna (alfa di Cronbach per il fattore «Abilità di Mindfulness» = 0,79) e una buona validità convergente con la scala dei problemi internalizzanti della YSR (r = -0,515) e con l'evitamento esperienziale misurato con l'AFQ-Y (r = -0,703). I punteggi medi della I-CAMM sono distribuiti diversamente tra maschi e femmine: i maschi riportano punteggi di «Abilità di mindfulness» significativamente più alti rispetto alle femmine. Considerando le sue caratteristiche e proprietà psicometriche, la I-CAMM può essere utilizzata sia in contesti di ricerca, sia nella pratica clinica. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	The aim of this study is to analyse the psychometric properties and factorial structure of the Italian version of the CAMM, a short questionnaire (10 items) that measures mindfulness skills in children and adolescents. Twelve schools were involved in the study and 1336 participants, aged between 11 and 18, were enrolled in two studies. The I-CAMM shows a two-factor solution with a higher-order factor named «Mindfulness Skills». The two factors detected are named «Awareness» and «Willingness», respectively. The two-factor solution is identified both with Exploratory Factor Analysis - performed on 657 participants recruited during study 1 - and through Confirmatory Factor Analysis - performed on 679 participants recruited during study 2 - showing good indices of goodness of fit. The psychometric properties of the I-CAMM indicate good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0,79 for the factor «Mindfulness Skills») and good convergent validity with the YSR Internalising Problems Scale (r = -0,515) and with experiential avoidance and fusion measured with AFQ-Y (r = -0,703). The mean scores of the I-CAMM are distributed differently between males and females; males reported significantly higher scores of «Mindfulness Skills» than females. Considering its features and psychometric properties, I-CAMM can be easily used both in research and in clinical practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	11261072