Process / pipelinetrait-mindfulness
Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory (FMI)
The Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory (FMI) is a 30-item self-report questionnaire measuring trait mindfulness, with a widely used 14-item short form (FMI-14). Developed by Buchheld, Grossman, and Walach in 2001 and originally validated in insight meditation practitioners, the FMI has become a standard measure in mindfulness-based intervention research, particularly in European studies and clinical trials evaluating MBSR and MBCT. The instrument emphasizes present-moment awareness, non-judgment, and openness to experience.
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Sources
- Buchheld, N., Grossman, P., & Walach, H. (2001). Measuring mindfulness in insight meditation (Vipassana) and meditation-naïve subjects using the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory (FMI). Journal of Meditation and Meditation Research, 1(1), 11-21. DOI: 10.1023/A:1011901925480 ↗
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