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The scale you completed is the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills developed by Baer, Smith, and Allen (2004).

The scale is a measure of four skills that are generally thought of as indicative of a "mindful" person: observing, describing, acting with awareness, and accepting without judgment. Notably, these skills may be present in a person to various degrees whether they choose to engage in meditation or not. Observing concerns the ability to notice one's present environment. Describing concerns the ability to put words to one's observations. Acting with awareness concerns the ability to pay attention to what one is doing at a given moment, rather than being lost in thought. Accepting without judgment concerns the ability to accept one's own inner thoughts and feelings.

The reason why we are interested in this is that these mindfulness skills may be relevant to how individuals hold moral and political attitudes. For example, some have theorized that mindfulness leads to less egoism that leads to less hostility toward outgroups. Mindfulness skills can lead to lower levels of anxiety and stress, which are emotions that have consequences for moral judgment. Outside of the political realm, mindfulness has been shown to increase purpose, social support, happiness, and immune function (see this wikipedia link).

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