The relationship between mindfulness and religious faith: validation of the Mindfulness during Worship Scale (MWS) in a British Muslim sample
Yousaf, Omar, Love, Steven, and Ramsay, Jonathan E. (2025) The relationship between mindfulness and religious faith: validation of the Mindfulness during Worship Scale (MWS) in a British Muslim sample. Mental Health, Religion & Culture. (In Press)
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to validate the Mindfulness during Worship Scale (MWS) in a British Muslim sample (n = 122). Confirmatory factors analysis and reliability analysis were used to test the internal validity of the MWS, while bivariate correlations were used to test the external validity. The results showed that the MWS factor structure (which was originally validated in a Christian sample) retained its validity in a Muslim sample, also demonstrating good internal consistency. In addition, the MWS subscales (concentration, presence and absorption) were significantly related to both a dispositional mindfulness measure and the strength of religious faith. Finally, the results also indicated that stronger experiences of presence and absorption during worship are associated with more frequent religious practices, more favourable attitudes towards religious practices and a stronger belief in God.
| Item ID: | 88504 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1469-9737 |
| Keywords: | mindfulness, Muslim, Prayer, salah, worship |
| Copyright Information: | © 2025 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent. |
| Date Deposited: | 05 May 2026 02:05 |
| FoR Codes: | 44 HUMAN SOCIETY > 4410 Sociology > 441014 Sociology of religion @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 13 CULTURE AND SOCIETY > 1305 Religion > 130501 Religion and society @ 100% |
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