Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness.

MAIA

What it measures

interoceptive awareness; body awareness; self-regulation; noticing; attention regulation; emotional awareness; trusting

Length and format

32 items. 6-point Likert (never to always); 8 subscales (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Translated into 26+ languages, 12+ validated (Portuguese, Chinese, Polish, Spanish, German and more)

Normative data

Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.

Licence

public-domain / open

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Reference

Mehling, W. E., Price, C., Daubenmier, J. J., Acree, M., Bartmess, E., & Stewart, A. (2012). The Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA). PLoS ONE, 7(11), e48230.