The relationship between mindfulness and religious faith: validation of the Mindfulness during Worship Scale (MWS) in a British Muslim sample

Omar Yousaf; Steven Love; Jonathan E. Ramsay

doi:10.1080/13674676.2024.2374353

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The relationship between mindfulness and religious faith: validation of the Mindfulness during Worship Scale (MWS) in a British Muslim sample

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The relationship between mindfulness and religious faith: validation of the Mindfulness during Worship Scale (MWS) in a British Muslim sample

Omar Yousaf, Steven Love and Jonathan E. Ramsay

Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol.29(4), pp.421-435

2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2024.2374353

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Abstract

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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.

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Title: The relationship between mindfulness and religious faith: validation of the Mindfulness during Worship Scale (MWS) in a British Muslim sample
Authors: Omar Yousaf (Corresponding Author) - University of Hertfordshire
Steven Love - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and Society
Jonathan E. Ramsay - James Cook University
Publication details: Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol.29(4), pp.421-435
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2026
DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2024.2374353
ISSN: 1469-9737
Copyright note: © 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.
Data Availability: The raw data will be made available through the corresponding author.
Organisation Unit: Road Safety Research Collaboration; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991127100002621
Output Type: Journal article

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