Psycho-metrical indicators of Russian-language version of the scale of awareness of present (current) moment by M. Atkinson

http://dx.doi.org/10.20339/AM.03-16.043

S.P. Elshansky is doct. in Psychology, prof.; A.F. Anufriev is doct. in Psychology, prof.; Z.F. Kamaletdinova is cand. of Psychology, doc.; O.E. Saparin is cand. of Psychology, Assoc. Prof.; and D.V. Semyonov is cand. of Psychology, Assoc. Prof. at Moscow State Pedagogical University

e-mail: ye_@mail.ru

Presented are results of analysis of psycho-metric indicators of Russian version of scale of awareness of present (current) moment by M. Atkinson. The subject of the research were psycho-metric indicators of Russian-language variant of the scale, i.e. it’s reliability, validity, internal consistence. Used were standard psycho-metric procedures for checking these parameters. Given were both evaluation of re-test reliability of test and it’s validity, and also analysis of a number of indicators of internal consistency (homogeneity). In the process of the research the authors elaborated original Russian-language version of the test, as well as received new data on it’s psycho-metric indicators. Original translation of the scale might be used in the process of work with Russian-speaking examinees in scientific researches, and also in work of psychologists practitioners and psycho-therapists, focused on positive psychology and methods of development of personal potential.

Key words: awareness of present moment, happiness, positive psychology, psycho-diagnostics, validity of test, reliability of test, inner consistency of test.

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