<p>The Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) is a 15-item scale designed to assess a core characteristic of dispositional mindfulness, namely, open or receptive awareness of and attention to what is taking place in the present.</p><p>The scale shows strong psychometric properties and has been validated with college, community, and cancer patient samples.</p><p>Correlational, quasi-experimental, and laboratory studies have shown that the MAAS taps a unique quality of consciousness that is related to, and predictive of, a variety of self-regulation and well-being constructs.</p><p>The measure takes 10 minutes or less to complete.</p><p>Reference: Brown, K.W. &amp; Ryan, R.M. (2003). The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84, 822-848.</p>