Development of the Mindfulness in Teachers Questionnaire (Cuestionario de Mindfulness para Docentes - CMD) and its Psychometric Analysis

Abstract

There is a lack of specific instruments that assess mindfulness in teachers within the classroom. The objective of this research was the construction of a new questionnaire to measure mindfulness competence in teaching staff that would collect all the relevant variables, including the relationship with the students, classroom climate, and classroom management. The sample was made up of 436 teachers linked to 16 public and private schools, from early childhood, primary and secondary education. The Mindfulness Questionnaire for Teachers (CMD) consists of 23 items distributed in 4 factors: Self-awareness, Body Awareness, Interpersonal Awareness, and Mindful Interaction and presents adequate reliability and validity indices. Thus, a new tool in Spanish conceived to evaluate teachers' mindfulness competencies is made available to the educational and scientific community. This questionnaire will contribute to improving the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Educational Programs as well as classroom management and climate.