Workplace Mindfulness Scale: A Non‑Western Adaptation
Mindfulness, cilt.1, sa.2, ss.1-7, 2026 (Hakemli Dergi)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 1 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Dergi Adı: Mindfulness
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-7
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objectives This study adapted the Workplace Mindfulness Scale (Zheng et al., Journal of Business and Psychology, 38, 777– 801, 2023) to Turkish and evaluated its structural validity and reliability among employees in a non-Western context, addressing the unique organizational conditions in Turkey and providing a reliable tool to assess mindfulness in professional settings. Method A two-stage design was used. First, linguistic equivalence was established with 65 bilingual academics following standard cross-cultural adaptation procedures. Second, the Turkish WMS was administered online to 350 employees across public and private organizations. Analyses were conducted using SPSS and JASP. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) tested the original three-factor, 18-item structure. Reliability was evaluated through Cronbach’s α, McDonald’s ω, and item–total correlations. Results Linguistic equivalence was confirmed (r=0.97). CFA supported the three-factor model, and reliability was acceptable to high (overall α=0.85). Conclusions Following adaptation, the Turkish version of the Workplace Mindfulness Scale (WMS) was obtained. The Turkish WMS demonstrated sound psychometric properties and can be used in research on workplace mindfulness and related outcomes. Preregistrations This study is not preregistered. Keywords Mindfulness · Occupational context · Scale adaptation · Psychometric properties