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Introduction:

Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) quantifies how often you move through daily life on “autopilot.” The 15-item inventory reframes common lapses—forgetting names, missing sensations—as inverse indicators of present-moment awareness, producing a single 1–6 summary score.

This tool averages your self-ratings and places the result inside clearly labelled interpretation bands. A built-in reactive engine instantly redraws a semicircular gauge, while your selections remain entirely within the browser for immediate, private feedback.

Professionals and individuals use the scale to monitor meditation progress, evaluate attention training, or initiate reflective coaching sessions. *Results do not replace personalised clinical assessment.* **Results do not constitute a clinical diagnosis.**

Technical Details:

The Mindful Attention Awareness Scale treats mindfulness as a trait-like capacity for sustained, non-judgmental awareness of present experience. Each item is scored on a 1 (Almost Always) to 6 (Almost Never) Likert range. Higher numbers indicate rarer mind-wandering incidents and therefore greater mindfulness. The mean across all fifteen responses forms the MAAS index.

M= xi 15
where xi is the i-th item score and M is the MAAS mean.
Score RangeBandMeaning
1 – 3.00LowBelow-average present awareness
3.01 – 4.50ModerateTypical everyday awareness
4.51 – 6.00HighAbove-average mindful attention

Band labels provide qualitative guidance only; no authoritative cut-off distinguishes “healthy” from “unhealthy” mindfulness.

  • Item score – integer 1–6.
  • Items – 15 statements covering attention lapses.
  • Mean M – primary outcome, precision ±0.01.
  • Self-report honesty is presumed; social desirability bias may lower accuracy.
  • Likert intervals are treated as equal, though psychological distances may differ.
  • Scale was validated on adult populations; applicability to children is uncertain.
  • Momentary mood swings can shift scores without real trait change.
  • Unanswered items yield a non-computable mean.
  • Using fewer than 15 items distorts comparability.
  • Interpretation bands are approximate; cultural factors alter benchmarks.
  • Reverse-coded adaptations require separate calibration.

Scale development: Brown & Ryan (2003). Reviews: Baer et al. (2006); Park et al. (2020). Studies link higher MAAS scores to improved emotional regulation and reduced rumination.

The computation never leaves the device and processes no legally protected health information.

Step-by-Step Guide:

Complete the inventory once you are free from distractions.

  1. Select Begin Assessment to reveal the first statement.
  2. Choose a response from Almost Always to Almost Never.
  3. Proceed through all 15 items; progress bar updates automatically.
  4. Review or amend answers using the numbered sidebar list.
  5. Read your mean score, band label, and interpretation on the generated gauge.

FAQ:

What does the score mean?

The number reflects how frequently you stay present. Lower scores suggest more mind-wandering; higher scores indicate stronger mindfulness habits.

Is my data stored?

No. All calculations occur locally; nothing is transmitted, logged, or retained after you close the page.

Can I retake later?

Yes. Refreshing resets responses, letting you monitor changes over time without interference from previous entries.

Who created MAAS?

Psychologists Kirk Brown and Richard Ryan introduced the scale in 2003 to operationalise dispositional mindfulness for research.

Is this a diagnosis?

No. The scale screens for attention patterns but cannot diagnose medical or psychological conditions.

Glossary:

Mindfulness
Active, non-judgmental awareness of present experience.
Autopilot
Performing actions with minimal conscious attention.
Likert Scale
Ordered response format measuring agreement or frequency.
Mean
Arithmetic average of numerical values.
Interpretation Band
Qualitative category assigned to a numeric score range.

No data is transmitted or stored server-side.