PLoS ONE· 2012Q1
The Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA)
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The Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA) is a new 32-item self-report scale designed to measure eight distinct dimensions of interoceptive body awareness.
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- Developed the 32-item Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA) scale.
- MAIA assesses eight distinct dimensions of interoceptive body awareness.
- Scale development involved mixed-methods, including literature review, focus groups, and cognitive testing.
- Psychometric validation included factor analyses and known-groups comparisons.
- MAIA is proposed as a starting point for research and refinement in body awareness.
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Abstract
This paper describes the development of a multidimensional self-report measure of interoceptive body awareness. The systematic mixed-methods process involved reviewing the current literature, specifying a multidimensional conceptual framework, evaluating prior instruments, developing items, and analyzing focus group responses to scale items by instructors and patients of body awareness-enhancing therapies. Following refinement by cognitive testing, items were field-tested in students and instructors of mind-body approaches. Final item selection was achieved by submitting the field test data to an iterative process using multiple validation methods, including exploratory cluster and confirmatory factor analyses, comparison between known groups, and correlations with established measures of related constructs. The resulting 32-item multidimensional instrument assesses eight concepts. The psychometric properties of these final scales suggest that the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA) may serve as a starting point for research and further collaborative refinement.
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Field: Psychiatry and Mental health
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