Mindfulness and Awareness Assessment Scale, MAAS Test - the question form
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1. I may experience an emotion without being aware of it until some time later.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Rather often
4 – Rather rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
2. I break or damage things through carelessness or inattention because I am thinking about something else.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Rather often
4 – Rather rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
3. I find it difficult to focus on what is happening in the present moment.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Fairly often
4 – Fairly rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
4. I rush to get where I am going and do not pay attention to how I feel along the way.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Rather often
4 – Rather rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
5. I do not notice physical tension or discomfort until it becomes severe.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Rather often
4 – Rather rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
6. When I hear someone’s name for the first time, I forget it immediately after being told it.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Rather often
4 – Rather rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
7. I feel like I do things on “autopilot” without being aware of what I am really doing.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Fairly often
4 – Fairly rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
8. I rush to do many things at once without really paying attention to any of them.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Rather often
4 – Rather rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
9. I become so focused on a goal that I do not think about what I am doing in the moment to achieve it.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Rather often
4 – Rather rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
10. I do my work or tasks mindfully; I am not prone to doing things automatically.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Rather often
4 – Rather rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
11. I catch myself only half-listening to someone while doing something else at the same time.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Rather often
4 – Rather rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
12. I arrive somewhere on “autopilot,” and then wonder why I went there.
Almost always
Very often
Rather often
Rather rarely
Very rarely
Almost never
13. I notice that I get caught up in thoughts about the future or the past.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Rather often
4 – Rather rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
14. I do things without really paying attention to what I am doing or why.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Rather often
4 – Rather rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
15. I eat without being aware of the process of eating.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Fairly often
4 – Fairly rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
1. I may experience an emotion without being aware of it until some time later.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Rather often
4 – Rather rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
2. I break or damage things through carelessness or inattention because my mind is on something else.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Rather often
4 – Rather rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
3. I find it difficult to focus on what is happening in the present moment.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Rather often
4 – Rather rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
4. I try to get to where I need to go quickly and do not pay attention to how I feel along the way.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Rather often
4 – Rather rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
5. I do not notice physical tension or discomfort until it becomes quite uncomfortable.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Rather often
4 – Rather rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
6. When I hear a person's name for the first time, I forget it immediately after being told.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Rather often
4 – Rather rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
7. I feel like I do things on “autopilot,” without being aware of what I am really doing.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Rather often
4 – Rather rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
8. I rush to do many things at once, without really paying attention to any of them.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Rather often
4 – Rather rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
9. I focus so much on an intended goal that I do not think about what I am doing in the moment to achieve it.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Rather often
4 – Rather rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
10. I do my work or tasks mindfully; I do not tend to do things on “automatic pilot.”
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Rather often
4 – Rather rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
11. I find myself half-listening to someone while doing something else at the same time.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Rather often
4 – Rather rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
12. I arrive somewhere on “autopilot” and then wonder why I went there.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Fairly often
4 – Fairly rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
13. I notice that I become absorbed in thoughts about the future or the past.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Rather often
4 – Rather rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
14. I do things without really paying attention to what I am doing or why.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Rather often
4 – Rather rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never
15. I eat without being aware of the act of eating.
1 – Almost always
2 – Very often
3 – Rather often
4 – Rather rarely
5 – Very rarely
6 – Almost never