Workplace Mindfulness Scale: A Non-Western Adaptation

The research operates within the established paradigm of positive organizational psychology, which posits that psychological constructs like mindfulness are measurable and impact workplace outcomes such as well-being and performance. It specifically engages with the sub-paradigm that the Workplace Mindfulness Scale (WMS) is a valid, multi-dimensional instrument for assessing this construct. The study uses standard psychometric methodologies for cross-cultural adaptation, reinforcing the accepted practices for validating psychological measurement tools across different populations.

This paper is classified as Normal Science because its primary contribution is puzzle-solving within an existing scientific framework. The authors adapt and validate a pre-existing instrument, the Workplace Mindfulness Scale, for a non-Western, Turkish context. This work does not challenge the underlying theory of mindfulness or the structure of the original scale. Instead, it meticulously applies established methods of translation, back-translation, and confirmatory factor analysis to extend the applicability of the current paradigm. By successfully demonstrating the scale's reliability and validity in a new cultural setting, the research reinforces and expands the dominant model of workplace mindfulness measurement.