Mindfulness, 5 facets (FFMQ-15)

The short version of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ-15, Baer et al.) assesses mindfulness as a set of five skills: observing (noticing inner and outer experience), describing (putting things into words), acting with awareness (being in what you're doing), non-judging (not berating yourself for thoughts and feelings), and non-reactivity (noticing difficult thoughts rather than getting caught in them). This isn't "meditation" but measurable attention skills that can be developed — and that are linked to resilience and wellbeing.

Before you start

This describes five mindfulness skills in everyday life, not an assessment of "spirituality." Mindfulness is attention skills that can be trained. A low score on a facet doesn't mean "you're not mindful" — it indicates which facet is worth developing.