The phrase "mindful attention" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the practice of being consciously aware and focused on the present moment, often in contexts related to mindfulness or meditation.
Example: "Practicing mindful attention can greatly enhance your ability to concentrate and reduce stress."
Alternatives: "focused awareness" or "conscious attention."
Among validated and well-established mindfulness instruments measuring trait mindfulness, the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) [ 6] was validated in Brazil on the general population, and correlated negatively with PS and SW negative affect and positively with SW positive dimensions [ 16].
Another trial assessed self-efficacy using the Chronic Pain Self-Efficacy Scale (CPSS) [ 26] and mindfulness using the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) and the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) [ 26].
People with low levels of mindfulness on the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) were 34 percent more likely to be obese.
Several self-report measures of mindfulness have been developed, including the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory [ 15], the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills [ 16], the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale [ 1], the Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale [ 17] and the Southampton Mindfulness Questionnaire [ 18].
Observing may partially mediate the effects of mindfulness-based interventions on mindful attention and awareness (Baer et al. 2008).
All participants completed measures of self-reported health status (i.e. SF36v2: mental and physical health composites), life stress (using the Elders Life Stress Inventory [ELSI]), and trait mindfulness (i.e. Mindful Attention Awareness Scale).
Instruments specifically designed to measure mindfulness, such as the uni-dimensional Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) [126], the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills (KIMS) [117], and its successor the Five-Facet Mindfulness Scale (FFMS) [70], include items regarding awareness specifically of internal body sensations but do not provide subscales for body awareness (Table 7).
99 fourth- and fifth-grade students completed a measure of mindful attention awareness (self-reported dispositional mindfulness) and a computerized executive function (EF) task assessing inhibitory control.
To measure mindfulness, we used items from the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale and the Curiosity and Exploration Inventory-II to ask participants about their tendency to pay attention to everyday tasks and about their willingness to be curious about new and unpredictable experiences.
Thymic symptoms, clinical status and mindfulness habilities were assessed before and after treatment phase using the Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale and Kentucky Inventory of mindfulness.
Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS; [ 11]) evaluated attentional instability at baseline via 15 items and was internally consistent, α = .88.88
