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Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA)
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Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com) for Millisecond Software, LLC
Date: 02-22-2018
last updated: 05-11-2021 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com) for Millisecond Software, LLC
Script Copyright © 05-11-2021 Millisecond Software
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BACKGROUND INFO
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This script implements a computerized version of the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA)
as described in:
Mehling WE, Price C, Daubenmier JJ, Acree M, Bartmess E, Stewart A. (2012) The Multidimensional Assessment of
Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA). PLoS ONE 7(11): e48230. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0048230
more info, as well as paper and pencil survey at:
http://www.osher.ucsf.edu/maia/
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OVERVIEW
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32 6-point Likert scale, self-report
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DURATION
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the default set-up of the script takes appr. 3 minutes to complete
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DATA FILE INFORMATION
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The default data stored in the data files are:
(1) Raw data file: 'maia.iqdat'
date, time: date and time script was run with the current group/subjectnumber
subject, group, session: with the current subject/groupnumber/session id
build: the Inquisit build
q*_response: response given (in assigned values)
Scale: 0(never)-5(always)
R = automatically reversed scored questions
q*_latency: how much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveypage with this particular
question (the last time this particular surveypage was visited)
(2) Summary data file: 'maia_summary.iqdat' (Inquisit Lab: one data file per participant)
computer.platform: the platform the script was run on (win/mac/ios/android)
script.startdate: date script was run
script.starttime: time script was started
script.subjectid: assigned subject id number
script.groupid: assigned group id number
script.sessionid: assigned session id number
script.elapsedtime: time it took to run script (in ms); measured from onset to offset of script
script.completed: 0 = script was not completed (prematurely aborted);
1 = script was completed (all conditions run)
Subscale scores: the higher the scores the more positive the body awareness (Range: 0-5)
expressions.Noticing = mean of (q1,q2,q3,q4)
expressions.NotDistracting = mean of (q5R,q6R,q7R) R=reversed scored
expressions.NotWorrying = mean of (q8R,q9R,q10) R=reversed scored
expressions.AttentionRegulation = mean of (q11,q12,q13,q14,q15,q16,q17)
expressions.EmotionalAwareness = mean of (q18,q19,q20,q21,q22)
expressions.SelfRegulation = mean of (q23,q24,q25,q26)
expressions.BodyListening = mean of (q27,q28,q29)
expressions.Trusting = mean of (q30,q31,q32)
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INSTRUCTIONS
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see published paper and pencil survey at: http://www.osher.ucsf.edu/maia/
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EDITABLE CODE
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check below for (relatively) easily editable parameters, stimuli, instructions etc.
Keep in mind that you can use this script as a template and therefore always "mess" with the entire code
to further customize your experiment.
The parameters you can change are:
/pageinstructions: the instructions that appear at the top of each surveypage