Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness 2 - MAIA-2

Technical Manual

Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond

Last Modified: January 08, 2023 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond

Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC

Background

This script implements a computerized version of the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness version 2 (MAIA-2)

The original MAIA is 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 for MAIA_2_ and MAIA_2_-2 at: https://www.osher.ucsf.edu/MAIA/

Duration

3 minutes

Overview

37 6-point Likert scale, self-report

Instructions

see published paper and pencil survey at: https://www.osher.ucsf.edu/MAIA/

Summary Data

File Name: MAIA_2_summary.iqdat' (Inquisit Lab: one data file per participant)

Data Fields

NameDescription
inquisit.version Inquisit version number
computer.platform Device platform: win | mac |ios | android
startDate Date the session was run
startTime Time the session was run
subjectId Participant ID
groupId Group number
sessionId Session number
elapsedTime Session duration in ms
completed 0 = Test was not completed
1 = Test was completed
noticing Mean of (q1,q2,q3,q4)
notDistracting Mean of (q5R,q6R,q7R,q8R,q9R,q10R) R=reversed scored
notWorrying Mean of (q11R,q12R,q13,q14,q15R) R=reversed scored
attentionRegulation Mean of (q16,q17,q18,q19,q20,q21,q22)
emotionalAwareness Mean of (q23,q24,q25,q26,q27)
selfRegulation Mean of (q28,q29,q30,q31)
bodyListening Mean of (q32,q33,q34)
trusting Mean of (q35,q36,q37)

Raw Data

File Name: MAIA_2.iqdat

Data Fields

NameDescription
date Date the session was run
time Time the session was run
subject, group, session With the current subject/groupnumber/session id
build Inquisit version number
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)

Parameters

The procedure can be adjusted by setting the following parameters.

NameDescriptionDefault
pageInstructions The instructions that appear at the top of each surveyPage