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Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS)

Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) Test

Understand how present and focused you are in daily life in about 3 minutes. Get a quick, reliable snapshot to track progress, support stress control, and strengthen emotional balance.

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October 2, 2025

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Mindful Attention Awareness (MAA)

Measures how consistently a person maintains attention on the present moment rather than operating on autopilot or getting pulled into rumination.

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0 – 3.2: Low | 3.3 – 4.7: Moderate | 4.8 – 6: High

A score of 3 falls in the Low range, suggesting mindful attention in daily life may be less consistent and more prone to automatic, habitual responding.

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People with high workloads who want a quick snapshot of how often they stay present instead of drifting into worries and multitasking.

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34%OF USERS

People who meditate or train attention and want to track their day-to-day ability to remain in the here and now.

Coaches and psychologists

25%OF USERS

Practitioners who use a short questionnaire to assess clients’ present-moment awareness and monitor progress over time.

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What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures mindful presence, defined as attention to the present moment during everyday activities. Scores reflect how often attention stays with current experience rather than shifting to past or future concerns.

How long does it take to complete, and how many items are included?

Completion typically takes about 3 minutes. The questionnaire includes 15 statements.

How should responses be selected?

Select the option that best matches how often each statement applies in daily life. Use the full range of frequency options and avoid overthinking individual items.

How are results interpreted?

Higher scores indicate more frequent mindful presence and sustained attention to current experience. Lower scores indicate more frequent mind-wandering or reduced awareness of ongoing actions and feelings.

What are common uses of the results?

Results are used in psychological assessment, coaching, and mindfulness-related training to describe current attentional presence. Repeated administrations can be used to monitor change over time.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Method for assessing mindful presence, MAPP Test

Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) Test

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This brief self-report measure is used to assess dispositional mindfulness in everyday life. The Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) focuses on the frequency of inattentive or “automatic pilot” experiences that reflect reduced present-moment awareness.

The instrument includes 15 items and typically takes about 3 minutes to complete. Respondents rate how often each statement applies to them, yielding a summary score that can be used for screening, baseline characterization, or monitoring change over time in clinical and research contexts. Bibliographic attribution is provided to Ellen J. Langer and Jon Kabat-Zinn.

Scores from the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) are generally interpreted as indicating relative levels of mindful attention and awareness, with higher scores reflecting more consistent present-focused awareness. Results should be considered alongside clinical interview data and other relevant measures, and are not intended to be used as a standalone diagnostic indicator.

Author: Ellen J. Langer, Jon Kabat-Zinn

Literature: Baer, R. A., Smith, G. T., Hopkins, J., Krietemeyer, J., & Toney, L. Using self-report assessment methods to explore facets of mindfulness. Assessment. 2006.; Bishop, S. R., Lau, M., Shapiro, S., Carlson, L., Anderson, N. D., Carmody, J., Segal, Z. V., Abbey, S., Speca, M., Velting, D., & Devins, G. Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. 2004.; Kabat-Zinn, J. Full catastrophe living: Using the wisdom of your body and mind to face stress, pain, and illness. Delacorte. 1990.; Brown, K. W., & Ryan, R. M. The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 2003.

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