Author: Charlotte Fiskum1, Trine Tetlie Eik-Nes2,3, Hamed Abdollahpour Ranjbar4, Jannicke Andersen5, Mojtaba Habibi Asgarabad6,7,8,9,10
Affiliation:
1 Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. charlotte.fiskum@ntnu.no.
2 Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
3 Stjørdal Community Mental Health Centre, Levanger Hospital, Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust, Levanger, Norway.
4 Department of Psychology, Koç University College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Istanbul, Turkey.
5 Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
6 Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
7 Health Promotion Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
8 Department of Health Psychology, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
9 Center of Excellence in Cognitive Neuropsychology, Institute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
10 Positive Youth Development Lab, Human Development & Family Sciences, Texas Tech University, Texas, USA.
Conference/Journal: BMC Psychiatry
Date published: 2023 Jul 10
Other:
Volume ID: 23 , Issue ID: 1 , Pages: 489 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-04946-y. , Word Count: 275
Background:
Interoception plays a vital role in human cognition and emotion and is an increasingly important part of clinical studies of mind-body approaches and mental health. Interoceptive awareness (IA) encompasses numerous mind-body components and can be assessed by employing a self-report measure such as the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA), which has been adapted and validated across several countries and is used in experimental and clinical settings. In this study, the MAIA-2, which was developed due to the psychometric shortages of MAIA, was thoroughly translated, and its psychometric features were examined in a sample of 306 Norwegian-speaking participants (81% females, ages 16 through 66 plus).
Methods:
The participants completed the MAIA-2 Norwegian version (MAIA-2-N) and the COOP/WONCA Functional Assessment Charts measuring psychological, physical, and overall health. The following psychometric qualities of the MAIA-2 were investigated: factor structure, internal consistency, and the moderating role of gender.
Results:
Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) revealed that an 8-factor model of MAIA-2-N provided the best fit. Also, a bifactor model revealed a proper fit. Good internal consistency and a moderating role of gender, age, and education on the relationships between certain MAIA-2-N factors and health were observed.
Conclusions:
The MAIA-2-N is an adequate measure of IA in Norwegian-speaking individuals. The factor-structure corresponds with the original MAIA-2 and it shows good internal consistency. Some moderating effects of gender were observed, particularly related to the relationship between IA and physical and psychological state, with the physical state/fitness more closely linked to IA in males and psychological state in females.
Keywords: Body trust; Interoception; Interoception and gender; Interoception and health; Interoceptive awareness; MAIA-2; Norwegian.
PMID: 37430262 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-023-04946-y
