Table 4 Score interpretation, possible and observed ranges of scores, means, standard deviations, and internal consistency reliability for validity measures (N=316)

MAIA

313

0.00-5.00

Not.

Higher scores reflect greater awareness of uncomfortable, comfortable, and neutral body sensations

0.00 - 5.00

3.28

0.93

-0.45

0.24

0.79

ND

Higher scores reflect a tendency to not ignore or distract oneself from sensations of discomfort and pain

0.00 - 5.00

1.97

0.96

0.42

0.38

0.88

NW

Higher scores reflect a tendency not to worry or experience emotional distress with sensations of pain or discomfort

0.00 - 4.80

2.56

0.89

-0.10

-0.06

0.78

AR

Higher scores reflect greater ability to sustain and control attention to body sensations

0.43 - 4.86

2.72

0.88

-0.05

-0.48

0.88

EA

Higher scores reflect greater awareness of the connection between body sensations and emotional states

0.20 - 5.00

3.33

0.97

-0.46

-0.16

0.85

SR

Higher scores reflect greater tendency to regulate distress by attention to body sensations

0.00 - 5.00

2.71

1.03

-0.31

-0.34

0.85

BL

Higher scores reflect actively listening to the body for insight.

0.00 - 5.00

2.45

1.15

-0.05

-0.56

0.85

Trust.

Higher scores reflect greater appraisals of the body being safe and trustworthy

0.00 - 5.00

3.12

1.15

-0.32

-0.49

0.89

BAQ

Higher scores reflect greater bodily awareness in non-emotive contexts

309

18-126

29 - 119

79.48

16.18

-0.23

0.02

0.87

BPQ

Higher scores reflect hypersensitivity toward sensations

313

26-130

26 - 130

71.69

21.6

0.41

-0.37

0.95

PAQ

313

DIF

Higher values indicate greater difficulty identifying, understanding, and differentiating between one’s own positive and negative feelings.

8-56

8-56

24.83

10.03

0.23

-0.52

0.9

DDF

Higher values indicate greater difficulty describing and communicating one’s own positive and negative feelings.

8-56

8-56

29.06

10.24

-0.03

-0.32

0.9

EOT

Higher values indicate greater tendency to not focus attention on one’s own emotions (negative and positive).

8-56

8-50

26.45

9.91

0.12

-0.60

0.89

PAQ- Total

Higher values reflect greater levels of overall alexithymia; difficulty focusing attention on and appraising one’s own feelings (negative and positive).

24-168

26-162

80.35

26.9

0.04

-0.28

0.95

HSPS

313

EOE

Higher values indicate greater ease of excitation

12-84

12-83

55.58

11.58

-0.18

0.05

0.84

AES

Higher values indicate greater sensitivity to aesthetic stimuli

7-49

7-49

31.1

6.57

-0.18

0.13

0.72

LST

Higher values indicate lower sensory threshold

6-42

6-41

20.81

7.26

0.30

-0.30

0.76

HSPS-Total

Higher scores indicate greater global sensory processing sensitivity

27-189

27-181

115.49

22.86

0.11

0.39

0.9