เปรียบเทียบวิธี

	แบบสำรวจทักษะสติในรัฐเคนทักกี (KIMS)	แบบสอบถามการรับรู้สติห้าองค์ประกอบ (FFMQ)
สาขาวิชา	จิตวิทยาการเจริญสติ	จิตวิทยาการเจริญสติ
ตระกูล	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
ปีกำเนิด	2004	2006
ผู้ริเริ่ม	Ruth A. Baer, Greg T. Smith, and Kristin B. Allen	Ruth A. Baer, Greg T. Smith, and colleagues
ประเภท	Self-report	Self-report
แหล่งต้นตำรับ	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.	Baer, R. A., Smith, G. T., Hopkins, J., Krietemeyer, J., & Toney, L. (2006). Using self-report assessment methods to explore facets of mindfulness. Assessment, 13(1), 27-45.
ชื่อเรียกอื่น	KIMS, KIMS-39	FFMQ, FFMQ-39
ที่เกี่ยวข้อง	4	4
สรุป	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 Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) is a 39-item self-report instrument designed to measure trait mindfulness across five distinct dimensions: Observing, Describing, Acting with Awareness, Non-judging of Inner Experience, and Non-reactivity to Inner Experience. Developed by Baer and colleagues in 2006 and published in Assessment, the FFMQ has become one of the most widely used multidimensional mindfulness measures in research and clinical practice, applicable to both meditation practitioners and general populations.