A Spanish adaptation of the mindfulness in parenting questionnaire

Background: The Mindfulness in Parenting Questionnaire (MIPQ) is a self-report instrument to measure how much parents practice mindful parenting. The main aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the MIPQ. Method: A total of 271 parents of adolescents completed the MIPQ along with questionnaires about their mindfulness trait, parenting style, and their children´s resilience and symptoms of depression. Their adolescent children completed questionnaires about their own depressive symptoms, their perception of their parents´ parenting style, and their perceived stress. Results: Factor analyses suggested a two-factor structure corresponding to Being in the Moment with the Child and Mindful Discipline. Moreover, the MIPQ showed good internal consistency and was related to parent´s dispositional mindfulness and positive parenting as well as to adolescents’ resilience and (negatively) to their depressive symptoms. Conclusion: The Spanish version of the MIPQ exhibits good psychometric properties and is an easily applicable test for the assessment of mindful parenting.