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This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Persian 12\u2010item MEWS (MEWS\u201012) among Iranian adolescents, focusing on factor structure, internal consistency, associations with external measures, known\u2010groups validity, and gender measurement invariance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In this cross\u2010sectional study, 506 adolescents aged 12\u201318 years completed the MEWS and measures of rumination, attentional control, mindfulness, depressive and anxiety symptoms, and positive and negative affect. All 15 original MEWS items were administered, with the developer\u2010recommended 12\u2010item version designated for primary analyses. The sample was randomly divided, with stratification by gender, into independent exploratory factor analysis (EFA;\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0254) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA;\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0252) subsamples.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Finding<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Parallel analysis favored a two\u2010factor EFA solution accounting for 54% of the variance, with a factor correlation of 0.73. In CFA, the correlated two\u2010factor model showed better fit than the unidimensional model,\n                      <jats:italic>\u03c7<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      (53)\u00a0=\u00a0122.89, CFI\u00a0=\u00a00.971, TLI\u00a0=\u00a00.964, RMSEA\u00a0=\u00a00.072, 90% CI [0.056, 0.089], and SRMR\u00a0=\u00a00.054, although the factors were highly correlated (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.858). Internal consistency was good (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.893;\n                      <jats:italic>\u03c9<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.917). Higher MEWS\u201012 scores were associated with greater depressive and anxiety symptoms, rumination, and negative affect, and with lower mindfulness and positive affect; the association with self\u2010reported attentional control was small and non\u2010significant. Adolescents at or above the selected GAD\u20107 and PHQ\u20109 symptom thresholds had higher MEWS\u201012 scores than those below the respective thresholds. Gender invariance analyses provided preliminary support for comparable measurement properties across girls and boys.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings provide preliminary evidence regarding the psychometric properties of the Persian MEWS\u201012 among Iranian adolescents. The two\u2010factor representation should be interpreted cautiously given the substantial factor overlap. Further replication in independent samples and evaluation in longitudinal and clinically characterized studies are warranted.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/brb3.71824","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,7]],"date-time":"2026-10-07T03:42:19Z","timestamp":1791344539000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Mind Excessively Wandering Scale in Iranian Adolescents: A Validation Study"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-8619-3270","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mina","family":"Hasanpour","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Psychology School of Medicine Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences  Tehran Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-7647-0214","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kousar","family":"Dadkhah Tehrani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Psychology School of Medicine Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences  Tehran Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8686-523X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Amir Sam","family":"Kianimoghadam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Psychology School of Medicine Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences  Tehran Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-8511-7989","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yalda","family":"Daneshi Hir","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Psychology School of Medicine Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences  Tehran Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-0738-2106","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Abolfazl","family":"Chekaneh Bajestani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology Birjand Branch Islamic Azad University  Birjand Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4911-0484","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shima","family":"Hasanpour","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Electrical &amp; 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