Investigating Multidimensional Interoceptive Awareness in a Japanese Population: Validation of the Japanese MAIA-J

The Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA) is a self-report instrument to assess relevant dimensions of bodily awareness. The aim of this study was to offer a Japanese version and adaptation of the MAIA (MAIA-J), as well as to analyse its psychometric properties in a Japanese...

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Published in:Frontiers in psychology Vol. 9; p. 1855
Main Authors: Shoji, Masayasu, Mehling, Wolf E., Hautzinger, Martin, Herbert, Beate M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 08.10.2018
Subjects:
bodily awareness
cross-cultural bodily awareness
interoception
Japanese MAIA
Psychology
validation study
bodily awareness
interoception
validation study
cross-cultural bodily awareness
Japanese MAIA
ISSN:1664-1078, 1664-1078
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Summary:The Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA) is a self-report instrument to assess relevant dimensions of bodily awareness. The aim of this study was to offer a Japanese version and adaptation of the MAIA (MAIA-J), as well as to analyse its psychometric properties in a Japanese population. The English MAIA was systematically forward and backward translated by bi-lingual Japanese experts; additionally, content validity aspects regarding language were discussed by a panel of experts. The MAIA-J was administered to 390 Japanese young adults (age: 20.3 ± 2.2), 67.7% women and 32.2% men. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) reduced the questionnaire from 32 to 25 items and from 8 to 6 factors (Noticing, Not-Distracting, Attention Regulation, Emotional Awareness, Body Listening, and Trusting). The Japanese version showed appropriate indicators of construct validity and reliability, with Cronbach's α between 0.67 and 0.87 for the 6 MAIA-J dimensions. The findings demonstrate that MAIA-J has a slightly different factor structure compared to the original English MAIA. Results are discussed with respect to cultural differences. However, the study results support acceptable reliability of the MAIA-J in the Japanese sample, warranting its use for future studies with Japanese populations.
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Reviewed by: Glenn Carruthers, Charles Sturt University, Australia; María Isabel Gaete, Universidad de Playa Ancha, Chile
This article was submitted to Consciousness Research, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychology
Edited by: Adam B. Barrett, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
These authors have contributed equally to this work
ISSN:1664-1078
1664-1078
DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01855