Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS)

Please indicate the degree to which you

Almost Very Somewhat Somewhat Very Almost
agree with each of the following items
using the scale below. always frequently frequently infrequently infrequently never
I could be experiencing some
MAAS
emotion and not be conscious of
1
1 2 3 4 5 6
it until some time later.
I break or spill things because of
MAAS carelessness, not paying
2
attention, or thinking of something 1 2 3 4 5 6
else.
MAAS I find it difficult to stay focused on
3
what’s happening in the present. 1 2 3 4 5 6
I tend to walk quickly to get where
MAAS I’m going without paying attention
4
to what I experience along the 1 2 3 4 5 6
way.
I tend not to notice feelings of
MAAS
5 physical tension or discomfort
1 2 3 4 5 6
until they really grab my attention.
I forget a person’s name almost
MAAS
6 as soon as I’ve been told it for the
first time. 1 2 3 4 5 6
It seems I am “running on
MAAS
7 automatic” without much
1 2 3 4 5 6
awareness of what I’m doing.
MAAS I rush through activities without
8
being really attentive to them. 1 2 3 4 5 6
I get so focused on the goal I
MAAS want to achieve that I lose touch
9
with what I am doing right now to 1 2 3 4 5 6
get there.
I do jobs or tasks automatically,
MAAS
without being aware of what
10
1 2 3 4 5 6
I’m doing.
I find myself listening to someone
MAAS
with one ear, doing something
11
1 2 3 4 5 6
else at the same time.
I drive places on “automatic pilot”
MAAS
and then wonder why I went
12
1 2 3 4 5 6
there.
MAAS I find myself preoccupied with the
13
future or the past. 1 2 3 4 5 6
MAAS I find myself doing things without
14
paying attention. 1 2 3 4 5 6
MAAS I snack without being aware that
15
I’m eating. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Scoring MAAS: To score the scale, simply compute a mean of the 15 items. Higher scores reflect higher
levels of dispositional mindfulness.

Mindfulness measure My total My item average

MAAS

Brown, K. W., & Ryan, R. M. (2003). The benefits of being present: mindfulness and its role in
psychological well-being. Journal of personality and social psychology, 84(4), 822.