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Philadelphia Mindfulness Scale (PHLMS)
Assessment of Present-Moment Awareness and Acceptance
Cardaciotto et al.‚ 2005‚ 2008
 
1.    I am aware that thoughts are passing through my mind
2.    I try to distract myself when I feel unpleasant emotions
3.    When talking with other people‚ I am aware of their facial and body expressions
4.    There are aspects of myself I don’t want to think about
5.    When I shower‚ I am aware of how the water is running over my body
6.    I try to stay busy to keep thoughts or feelings from coming to mind
7.    When I am startled‚ I notice what is going on inside my body
8.    I wish I could control my emotions more easily
9.    When I walk outside‚ I am aware of smells or how the air feels against my face
10.I tell myself that I shouldn’t have certain thoughts
11.When someone asks how I am feeling‚ I can identify my emotions easily
12.There are things I try not to think about
13.I am aware of thoughts I’m ha‎ving when my mood changes
14.I tell myself that I shouldn’t feel sad
15.I notice changes inside my body‚ like my heart beating faster or my muscles getting tense
16.If there is something I don’t want to change‚ I am conscious of them immediately
17.Whenever my emotions change‚ I am conscious of them immediately
18.I try to put my problems out of my mind
19.When talking with other people‚ I am aware of the emotions I am experiencing
20.When I have a bad memory‚ I try to distract myself to make it go away 
(1 = never‚ 2 = rarely‚ 3 = sometimes‚ 4 = often‚ and 5 = very often
Awareness (1‚ 3‚ 5‚ 7‚ 9‚ 11‚ 13‚ 15‚ 17‚ and 19)‚ Acceptance (2‚ 4‚ 6‚ 8‚ 10‚ 12‚ 14‚ 16‚ 18‚ and 20)
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Cardaciotto‚ L. (2005). Assessing mindfulness: The development of a bi-dimensional measure of awareness and acceptance. Dissertation Abstracts International‚ 66‚ (6-B). Assessment‚ 15(2)‚204-23

Cardaciotto‚ L.‚ Herbert‚ J.D.‚ Forman‚ E.M.‚ Moitra‚ E.‚ Farrow‚ V. (2008). The assessment of present-moment awareness and acceptance: the Philadelphia Mindfulness Scale. Assessment‚ 15(2)‚ 204–223.

Cardaciotto et al.‚ (2008). Philadelphia Mindfulness Scale. In: Simmons C. A.‚ Lehmann P. (eds). Tools for strengths-based assessment and evaluation‚ New York‚ NY: Springer‚ pp. 170-171. (2013). Google Scholar

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mohammad looti (2026). Philadelphia Mindfulness Scale (PHLMS). PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/philadelphia-mindfulness-scale-phlms/

mohammad looti. "Philadelphia Mindfulness Scale (PHLMS)." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 28 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/philadelphia-mindfulness-scale-phlms/.

mohammad looti. "Philadelphia Mindfulness Scale (PHLMS)." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/philadelphia-mindfulness-scale-phlms/.

mohammad looti (2026) 'Philadelphia Mindfulness Scale (PHLMS)', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/philadelphia-mindfulness-scale-phlms/.

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