Intercultural Validation of the Mindful Self-Care Scale —Rasch and Factor Analysis of 16 Studies Representing Five Continents

ConclusionsThe MSCS (33-item and 24-item) were both reliable and valid among culturally and occupationally varied samples. With wide factorial scope and proven psychometric robustness, the MSCS serves as a useful tool for assessing mindful self-care preferences and values across heterogeneous ethnic, cultural, and occupational landscapes. Rasch and invariance testing further supported the human needs-based self-care theory used to operationalize the MSCS. The only negative item in the measure  (PC6), was not adding value and could be removed. Future research should investigate mind-body practice in self-care and their relationship to other mindfulness constructs.PreregistrationThis study is not preregistered.
Source: Mindfulness - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research