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	ケンタッキー・インベントリー・オブ・マインドフルネス・スキルズ（KIMS）	フライブルク・マインドフルネス尺度 (FMI)
分野	マインドフルネス心理学	マインドフルネス心理学
系統	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
提唱年	2004	2001
提唱者	Ruth A. Baer, Greg T. Smith, and Kristin B. Allen	Nikolaus Buchheld, Peter Grossman, and Harald Walach
種類	Self-report	Self-report
原典	Baer, R. A., Smith, G. T., & Allen, K. B. (2004). Assessment of mindfulness by self-report: The Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills (KIMS). Assessment, 11(3), 191-206.	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.
別名	KIMS, KIMS-39	FMI, FMI-30, FMI-14
関連	4	3
概要	The Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills (KIMS) is a 39-item self-report questionnaire measuring trait mindfulness across four theoretically distinct skills: Observing, Describing, Acting with Awareness, and Accepting Without Judgment. Developed by Baer, Smith, and Allen in 2004 at the University of Kentucky, the KIMS was one of the first multidimensional mindfulness measures and served as a foundational model for subsequent instruments including the widely used Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ). The KIMS remains a valuable tool for research and clinical assessment, particularly in settings emphasizing skill-based approaches to mindfulness development.	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.