Although mindfulness in parenting has been recognized as important for some time, there is a dearth of measurement tools, especially for caregivers of infants. Two studies were conducted: (1) developing and providing an initial psychometric evaluation of the Mindful Parenting in Infancy Scale (MPIS) and (2) reproducing initial findings with an independent sample of infants and caregivers. In Study 1, 37 caregivers of infants (3–12 months of age) responded to MPIS, providing indicators of parenting stress and infant temperament. Study 2 caregivers (N = 57) responded to identical measures, with infant electroencephalogram (EEG) recorded during the Still Face Procedure, along with a baseline condition. Study 1 results indicated good internal consistency, with Study 2 providing additional support for reliability. Correlations with parenting stress markers were also significant across both investigations, indicative of greater stress with lower levels of mindfulness. A number of correlations with temperament scores were also significant, and in the hypothesized direction, across both studies. Importantly, the MPIS score was predictive of infant frontal EEG asymmetry in a path model examined in the context of Study 2. Thus, the present investigation provides support for MPIS as a promising brief measurement tool based on results obtained with two independent samples.

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婴儿期正念育儿量表 (MPIS) 的开发和验证

尽管一段时间以来，人们一直认为育儿中的正念很重要，但缺乏衡量工具，尤其是对婴儿的照顾者而言。进行了两项研究：(1) 制定并提供婴儿期正念育儿量表 (MPIS) 的初步心理测量评估，以及 (2) 用独立的婴儿和照顾者样本重现初步结果。在研究 1 中，37 名婴儿（3 至 12 个月大）的照顾者对 MPIS 有反应，提供了育儿压力和婴儿气质的指标。研究 2 看护人 ( N= 57) 对相同的测量做出反应，在静止面部程序期间记录婴儿脑电图 (EEG)，以及基线条件。研究 1 结果表明良好的内部一致性，研究 2 为可靠性提供了额外的支持。在这两项调查中，与育儿压力标记的相关性也很显着，表明正念水平较低时压力更大。在这两项研究中，与气质得分的许多相关性也很显着，并且在假设的方向上。重要的是，MPIS 评分可以预测在研究 2 中检查的路径模型中的婴儿额叶 EEG 不对称性。因此，本研究为 MPIS 作为基于两个独立样本获得的结果的有前途的简短测量工具提供了支持。