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MAIA Test – Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA-2)

Background

The Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness – Version 2 (MAIA-2) is a psychological self-report instrument designed to assess interoceptive awareness, which refers to the ability to notice, interpret, and relate to internal bodily sensations.

The MAIA-2 evaluates multiple dimensions of body awareness, including attention to bodily sensations, emotional-body connection, self-regulation through bodily awareness, trust in bodily signals, and the ability to sustain attention toward internal physical experiences.

Interoception plays an important role in emotional regulation, stress management, mindfulness, trauma recovery, physical health awareness, and psychological well-being. Research suggests that healthy interoceptive awareness is associated with emotional resilience, self-understanding, adaptive coping, and improved mind-body integration.

The MAIA-2 is widely used in mindfulness research, somatic psychology, trauma-informed care, meditation studies, behavioral medicine, and clinical psychology.

The scale measures several dimensions of interoceptive awareness, including:
- Noticing
- Not-Distracting
- Not-Worrying
- Attention Regulation
- Emotional Awareness
- Self-Regulation
- Body Listening
- Trusting

The MAIA-2 is intended as a self-awareness and research instrument and is not designed to provide medical or psychiatric diagnosis.

Procedure

You will be presented with a series of statements related to bodily sensations, awareness, emotional experiences, attention, and physical self-awareness. Please respond honestly based on your typical experiences.

Participation

This assessment is intended for adults and adolescents interested in mindfulness, emotional awareness, body awareness, somatic experiences, stress regulation, and psychological self-understanding. Participation is voluntary and responses should reflect genuine experiences.

Scoring & Interpretation

Each item is scored using a 6-point Likert scale:

0 = Never
1 = Very Rarely
2 = Rarely
3 = Occasionally
4 = Very Frequently
5 = Always

Higher scores may indicate stronger interoceptive awareness, body trust, emotional-body connection, and attentional awareness toward bodily experiences.

Some items are reverse scored to improve scoring balance and interpretive accuracy.

The final report provides a percentage-based overview of interoceptive awareness patterns and mind-body awareness tendencies.


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Changelogs

v1.0 – Initial MAIA-2 module release.
v1.1 – Added multidimensional interoceptive scoring system.
v1.2 – Improved reverse-scoring support.
v1.3 – Enhanced emotional awareness interpretation framework.
v1.4 – Added responsive layout and accessibility improvements.



Sources
  1. W E Mehling , et al. The Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA). PLoS ONE. . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0048230
  2. W E Mehling , et al. Revision and Psychometric Evaluation of the MAIA-2. PLOS ONE. . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208034