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Table 3 Descriptive Statistics, internal consistency, and sex differences

From: The Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness, version 2 (MAIA-2): psychometric properties in a Dutch non-clinical sample

 

Complete sample

(n = 1054)

Men

(n = 331)

Women

(n = 723)

Differences men and women

 

Mean (SD)

α

ω

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

t (df = 1052)

 

Noticing

3.37 (0.86)

0.67

0.67

3.15 (0.92)

3.46 (0.81)

5.33*

 

Not-distracting

2.17 (0.87)

0.80

0.81

2.19 (0.85)

2.16 (0.88)

− 0.53

 

Not-worrying

3.35 (0.82)

0.78

0.78

3.45 (0.81)

3.30 (0.83)

− 0.27

 

Attention regulation

2.88 (0.85)

0.86

0.86

2.96 (0.81)

2.85 (0.86)

-1.94

 

Emotional awareness

3.50 (0.84)

0.80

0.79

3.32 (0.87)

3.59 (0.81)

4.87*

 

Self-regulation

2.65 (0.97)

0.81

0.82

2.71 (0.94)

2.62 (0.99)

-1.37

 

Body listening

2.38 (1.06)

0.82

0.82

2.32 (1.04)

2.41 (1.07)

1.22

 

Trusting

3.63 (1.02)

0.88

0.89

3.80 (0.97)

3.55 (1.04)

-3.69*

 
  1. * = p <.001