Validation of a French version of the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory - short version: relationships between mindfulness and stress in an adult population

Table 3 Pearson's correlation coefficients between FMI (one-dimensional), FMI (two-dimensional: subscales Presence and Acceptance) and the selected psychological constructs according to the sub-samples of responders.

	*Predicted negative correlations*		*Predicted positive correlations*
Scales and subscales	PSS (n = 209)	PANAS-Negative affect (n = 200)	PANAS-Positive affect (n = 200)	Self-Efficacy (n = 206)
FMI-Mindfulness	-.56*	-.32*	.53*	.43*
Controlled by SE⁽¹⁾	-.54*	-.28*	.32*	.42*
FMI-Presence (6 items)	-.47*	-.22*	.48*	.42*
Controlled by SE⁽¹⁾	-.46*	-.22*	.38*	.42*
Controlled by the sub-factor Acceptance⁽¹⁾	-.34**	-.32**	.31**	-.05
FMI-Acceptance (8 items)	-.46*	-.32*	.46*	.34*
Controlled by SE⁽¹⁾	-.46*	-.30*	.38*	.33*
Controlled by the sub-factor Presence⁽¹⁾	-.32**	-.37**	-.25**	.17*

* p < .01, ** p < .001
⁽¹⁾: Pearson's partial correlation coefficients between mindfulness scale and subscales and the selected psychological constructs controlled by self-report of Stressful Events (SE). Partial correlations between FMI subscales (either Presence or Acceptance) and the selected psychological constructs with controlling for the respective other FMI subscale.

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