“Do not undervalue attention.
It means interest and also love.
To know, to do, to discover, or to create you must give your heart to it – which means attention.
All the blessings flow from it.”
Nisargadatta Maharaj
The main focus of my research at the Department for Psychotherapy of the University Psychiatry Hospital of Bern was the assessment of mindfulness with self-report measures. In the context of this work we developed a new measure for the assessment of mindfulness, the Comprehensive Inventory of Mindfulness Experiences (CHIME; Bergomi, Tschacher & Kupper, 2014). My research also focused on embodiment, the relationship between mindfulness and mental health, and the evaluation of mindfulness based interventions in adults and children, as well as on the perceptual coordination in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
As far as I know, the Comprehensive Inventory of Mindfulness Experiences (CHIME) is available in the following languages:
- German (original version): Please feel free to use it in your research, clinical or other work: donwload pdf doc
- English version of the CHIME: Wilkinson, S., Ribeiro, L., Krägeloh, C.U. et al. Validation of the Comprehensive Inventory of Mindfulness Experiences (CHIME) in English Using Rasch Methodology. Mindfulness (2023).
- An English version of the CHIME for adolescents is also available: Johnson, C., Burke, C., Brinkman, S., & Wade, T. (2017). Development and validation of a multifactor mindfulness scale in youth: The Comprehensive Inventory of Mindfulness Experiences–Adolescents (CHIME-A). Psychological assessment, 29(3), 264.
- Portuguese (for children): Magalhães, S., & Limpo, T. (2022). Validation of the Comprehensive Inventory of Mindfulness Experiences (CHIME) in Portuguese Children. Mindfulness, 1-14.
- Dutch: the CHIME-NL is available here.
Cladder-Micus, M. B., Verweij, H., van Ravesteijn, H., Van der Gucht, K., Raes, F., & Speckens, A. E. (2019). Validation of the Dutch Comprehensive Inventory of Mindfulness Experiences (CHIME) and Development of a Short Form (CHIME-SF). Mindfulness, 1-12. - French: Shankland, R., Strub, L., Cuny, C., Steiler, D., Vallet, F., Mondillon, L., & Bergomi, C. (2013). French validation of the Comprehensive Inventory of Mindfulness Experiences (CHIME). In 1st International Conference on Mindfulness, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
- Turkish: Kırca, B., & Ekşi, H. (2018). Turkish adaptation of the comprehensive inventory of mindfulness experiences-adolescents: A reliability and validity study. In SHS Web of Conferences (Vol. 48, p. 01038). EDP Sciences.
- Chinese: Zhang, Dan & Shen, Jianbo & Ma, Hongyu. (2024). Exploring the applicability of a multifactor mindfulness scale in the Chinese college context. Frontiers in Psychology. 15. 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1415692.
Scientific Publications:
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Karl, J.A., Ribeiro, L., Bergomi, C. et al. (2024). Making it Short: Shortening the Comprehensive Inventory of Mindfulness Experiences Using Ant Colony Optimization. Mindfulness. (link)
Wilkinson, S., Ribeiro, L., Krägeloh, C.U., Bergomi, C., Parsons, M., Siegling, A., Tschacher, W., Kupper, Z., Medvedev, O.N. (2023). Validation of the Comprehensive Inventory of Mindfulness Experiences (CHIME) in English Using Rasch Methodology. Mindfulness. (link)
Medvedev, O. N., Bergomi, C., Röthlin, P., & Krägeloh, C. U. (2018). Assessing the psychometric properties of the Comprehensive Inventory of Mindfulness Experiences (CHIME) using Rasch analysis. European Journal of Psychological Assessment. (link)
Krägeloh, C. U., Bergomi, C., Siegert, R. J., & Medvedev, O. N. (2018). Response Shift After a Mindfulness-Based Intervention: Measurement Invariance Testing of the Comprehensive Inventory of Mindfulness Experiences. Mindfulness, 9(1), 212-220. (link)
Kupper, Z., & Bergomi, C. (2017). Achtsam nach Achtsamkeit fragen. PiD-Psychotherapie im Dialog, 18 (04), 31-35. (link)
Bergomi, C., Tschacher, W. & Kupper, Z. (2015). Meditation practice and self-reported mindfulness: a cross-sectional investigation of meditators and non-meditators using the Comprehensive Inventory of Mindfulness Experiences (CHIME). Mindfulness, 6(6), 1411-1421. doi: 10.1007/s12671-015-0415-6 (link) (pdf of pre-print version)
Tschacher, W., Bergomi, C. & Tröndle, M. (2015). Art Affinity Index: An Instrument to Assess Art Relation and Art Knowledge. Empirical Studies of the Arts, 33(2), 161-174. (link)
Bergomi, C., Tschacher, W. & Kupper, Z. (2014). Konstruktion und erste Validierung eines Fragebogens zur umfassenden Erfassung von Achtsamkeit: Das Comprehensive Inventory of Mindfulness Experiences. Diagnostica, 60 (3) 111-125. doi: 10.1026/0012-1924/a000109. (link)
Donwload of the German version of the CHIME: pdf docx
Tschacher, W., Ramseyer, F. & Bergomi, C. (2013). The Subjective Present and its Modulation in Clinical Contexts. Timing & Time Perception, 1, 239-259. (link)
Tschacher, W. & Bergomi, C. (2013). Conversation with Hermann Haken. Mind and Matter, 11(1), 7-20. (link)
Bergomi, C., Tschacher, W. & Kupper, Z. (2013). The Assessment of Mindfulness with Self-Report Measures: Existing Scales and Open Issues. Mindfulness, 4(3), 191-202. doi: 10.1007/s12671-012-0110-9 (link)
Bergomi, C., Ströhle, G., Michalak, J., Funke, F., Berking, M. (2013). Facing the Dreaded: Does Mindfulness Facilitate Coping with Distressing Experiences? A Moderator Analysis. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 42(1), 21-30. doi: 10.1080/16506073.2012.713391 (link) (pdf of pre-print version)
Bergomi, C., Tschacher, W. & Kupper, Z. (2013). Measuring Mindfulness: First Steps towards a Comprehensive Mindfulness Scale. Mindfulness, 4(1), 18-32. doi: 10.1007/s12671-012-0102-9 (link)
Tschacher, W. & Bergomi, C. (2011). Cognitive Binding in Schizophrenia: Weakened Integration of Temporal Intersensory Information. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 37(suppl 2), S13-S22. (link)
Röthlin, P., Grosse Holtforth, M., Bergomi, C., Berking, M., Ottenbreit, N. D. & Caspar, F. (2010). Vermeidung und Depression: Die psychometrische Evaluation der deutschen Version der “Cognitive-Behavioral Avoidance Scale” (CBAS). Diagnostica, 56(1), 46-55. (link)
EDITED BOOKS
Atmanspacher, H., Bergomi, C., Filk, T., & Kitto K. (eds) (2015). Quantum Interaction QI-2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science Vol. 8951. Berlin: Springer. (link)
Tschacher, W. & Bergomi, C. (eds.) (2011). The Implications of Embodiment: Cognition and Communication. Exeter: Imprint Academic.
short info & content of the book
BOOK CHAPTERS
Bergomi, C. (2010). Achtsamkeit, buddhistische Meditation und psychische Gesundheit (S. 153-165). In Piron, H., van Quekelberghe R. (Hg.). Meditation und Yoga: Achtsamkeit, Heilung, Selbsterkenntnis. Eschborn bei FfM: Klotz.
OTHER
Bergomi, C. (2013). Improving Validity in the Assessment of Mindfulness: The Comprehensive Inventory of Mindfulness Experiences (CHIME), Dissertation, University of Bern.
Bergomi, C. (2012, 16. Januar). Rezension des Buches Selbstorganisation der Wissenschaft. von E. J. Brunner, W. Tschacher & K. Kenklies (Hrsg.). Systemagazin – online Journal für systemische Entwicklungen. (link)
Bergomi, C. (2011). Intentionalität: Vorschlag für eine Naturalisierung auf der Basis der Theorie der Selbstorganisation. Forschungsberichte der Universitären Psychiatrischen Dienste Bern, Nr. 11-2.
Bergomi, C. (2007). Achtsamkeit, buddhistische Meditation und psychische Gesundheit. [Mindfulness, Buddhist Meditation and mental Health], License (Master) Thesis, University of Bern.