Validation and psychometric properties of an arabic translation of the child and adolescents mindfulness measure (CAMM) in adolescents

The objective of this study is to examine the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the Arabic adaptation of the Child and Adolescents Mindfulness Measure (CAMM) within a sample of Lebanese adolescents. In this cross-sectional study, 793 adolescents were recruited through an online Google Forms survey. The Confirmatory Factor Analysis revealed a one-factor structure (CFI = 0.992, TLI = 0.990, SRMR = 0.050, RMSEA = 0.038 (90% CI: 0.027, 0.050)). Both the alpha coefficient (α = .89) and the omega coefficient (ω = .89) demonstrated excellent reliability. No statistically significant difference in CAMM scores was observed between males and females. The CAMM total score exhibited a significant association with lower irritability, higher wellbeing, and depression-happiness (r = .43; p < .001). This concise and user-friendly tool has the potential to promote cross-cultural research on mindfulness and wellbeing.