Treat every statement separately and answer according to what really reflects your current experience, rather than what you think your experience should be.
We neither save nor send your answers.Understand how this instrument is structured, its scoring rubrics, and the empirical research validating its methodology.
The MAAS by Brown and Ryan measures dispositional mindfulness: open, receptive awareness of what is taking place in the present moment.
Present-Moment Contact: Capacity to maintain attention anchored in current activity without falling into mechanical habits.
Everyday Autopilot Tendency: Frequency of carrying out activities on automatic pilot while attention wanders to worry, rumination, or fantasy.
The MAAS is scored by computing the arithmetic average of the 15 items on a 1 to 6 scale.
| Score | Level / Criteria | Psychometric Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| 1.00 - 2.99 | Low dispositional mindfulness | Frequent autopilot functioning, mind-wandering, and automatic rushing. |
| 3.00 - 4.20 | Moderate mindfulness | Typical everyday awareness with occasional episodes of mechanical distraction. |
| 4.21 - 6.00 | High mindfulness | Sustained present-moment contact and grounded awareness throughout daily routines. |
Psychometric research shows people report absences of awareness (mind-wandering, forgetting) with higher accuracy and less social desirability bias than states of pure presence.
No. The scale measures naturally occurring dispositional mindfulness in ordinary everyday life, regardless of meditation practice.
Add your ratings for all 15 questions and divide by 15. Higher scores denote greater dispositional mindfulness.
No. All scoring occurs client-side in memory and purges when you leave or close the tab.