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, and 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. There are no right or wrong answers.
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
The MAIA-2 is scored using a 6-point Likert scale (0 = Never to 5 = Always). Total raw scores are calculated by summing all responses, with reverse-scored items (marked with mapping key 1) inverted prior to calculation (e.g., 0 becomes 5, 1 becomes 4, etc.). Scores are distributed across eight distinct sub-scales (Noticing, Not-Distracting, Not-Worrying, Attention Regulation, Emotional Awareness, Self-Regulation, Body Listening, and Trusting), which are standardized to a 0–100 scale for comparative profiling.
Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness – Version 2 (MAIA-2) Questionnaire
Below is the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness – Version 2 (MAIA-2), a digitally adapted 37- items self-assessment questionnaire. Please read each of the following 37 statements carefully. For each statement, choose the response option from "Never" to "Always" that best describes how often you experience the described sensation, behavior, or cognitive pattern in your daily life. Respond as honestly as possible.
Sources
- W E Mehling , et al. The Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA). PLoS ONE. . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0048230
- W E Mehling , et al. Revision and Psychometric Evaluation of the MAIA-2. PLOS ONE. . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208034
Version History
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.