Perceived Breath Mastery Assessment

A validated 9-item questionnaire measuring your breathing efficacy, efficiency, and awareness

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Instructions: Rate each statement using the sliding scale. There are no right or wrong answers. Your responses will be saved automatically.

Perceived Efficacy in Using Breathing

How confident are you in using your breath as a tool?

Not at all confident0Extremely confident
Not at all confident0Extremely confident
Not at all confident0Extremely confident

Perceived Efficiency of Breathing

How do you experience the quality of your breathing?

Strongly disagree0Strongly agree
Strongly disagree0Strongly agree
Strongly disagree0Strongly agree

Positive Breath Awareness

What role does breath awareness play in your life?

Strongly disagree0Strongly agree
Strongly disagree0Strongly agree
Strongly disagree0Strongly agree

Optional: Dysfunctional Breathing Check

These 3 additional questions screen for signs of breathing dysfunction (SEBQ)

About This Assessment

This questionnaire is based on the validated short form of the Perceived Breath Mastery Scale (PBM-S) by Darkins (2024). The optional dysfunctional breathing check uses items from the Self Evaluation of Breathing Questionnaire (SEBQ) by Courtney & Greenwood (2009). Your responses are saved locally on your device and are not transmitted to any server.

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