School of Psychology and Sport Science, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Centre for Psychological Medicine, Perdana University, Serdang, Malaysia.
PLoS One. 2020 Apr 1;15(4):e0231048. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231048. eCollection 2020.
The 32-item Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA) is a widely-used measure of multidimensional interoception. In the present study, we examined the psychometric properties of a Bahasa Malaysia (Malay) translation of the MAIA.
An online sample of 815 Malaysian Malays (women n = 403) completed a novel translation of the MAIA. Validated measures of trait mindfulness and self-esteem were also completed to facilitate a preliminary assessment of convergent validity.
Exploratory factor analysis indicated that the MAIA items reduced to a 19-item, 3-factor model. The 3-factor model was further tested using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) alongside the parent 8-factor model. Both models had good fit on some indices, but less-than-ideal fit on other indices. The 3-factor model evidenced comparatively better fit, with fit indices being adequate following modification. Multi-group CFA indicated both the 3-factor model and the 8-factor model had full strict invariance across sex. However, evidence for construct and convergent validity was mixed.
Overall the 3-dimensional Malay MAIA was demonstrated to be both internally consistent and invariant across sex, but further evidence of construct and convergent validity is required. Issues that affect the dimensionality of MAIA scores in the present and extant work are discussed in conclusion.
32 项多维内感受意识评估量表（MAIA）是一种广泛使用的多维内感受测量工具。在本研究中，我们检验了 MAIA 的马来语翻译本的心理测量学特性。
一个由 815 名马来西亚马来人（女性 n = 403）组成的在线样本完成了 MAIA 的新翻译版本。还完成了经过验证的特质正念和自尊测量，以促进对聚合效度的初步评估。
探索性因素分析表明，MAIA 项目减少为 19 项、3 因素模型。使用验证性因素分析（CFA）与母版 8 因素模型一起进一步测试了 3 因素模型。两个模型在某些指标上具有良好的拟合度，但在其他指标上则不太理想。3 因素模型的拟合度相对较好，经过修正后具有足够的拟合指数。多组 CFA 表明，3 因素模型和 8 因素模型在性别上具有完全严格的不变性。然而，结构和聚合效度的证据是混杂的。
总体而言，3 维度的马来语 MAIA 在性别上表现出内部一致性和不变性，但需要进一步的结构和聚合效度证据。在结论中讨论了影响 MAIA 分数维度性的问题。
