Table 7.
Differences in the Brief MAIA-2 scales between Athletes and Non-athletes.
| Brief MAIA-2–2 | Non-athletes (n = 167) | Athletes (n = 156) | t(318) | p | d | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | ||||
| Noticing | 8.71 | 3.73 | 10.67 | 2.78 | − 5.33 | < 0.001 | − 0.59 |
| Not Distracting | 8.18 | 3.67 | 6.28 | 2.53 | 5.39 | < 0.001 | 0.60 |
| Not Worrying | 7.14 | 3.78 | 6.87 | 3.19 | 0.71 | 0.477 | 0.08 |
| Attention Regulation | 6.73 | 3.74 | 9.47 | 2.69 | − 7.54 | < 0.001 | − 0.84 |
| Emotion Awareness | 9.00 | 4.24 | 11.14 | 2.90 | − 5.26 | < 0.001 | − 0.59 |
| Self Regulation | 5.70 | 3.85 | 8.83 | 2.94 | − 8.17 | < 0.001 | − 0.91 |
| Body Listening | 7.33 | 3.92 | 9.08 | 2.95 | − 4.52 | < 0.001 | − 0.50 |
| Trusting | 7.12 | 4.29 | 10.74 | 2.87 | − 8.86 | < 0.001 | − 0.99 |
| Total Interoception | 59.90 | 16.49 | 73.08 | 11.11 | − 8.37 | < 0.001 | − 0.93 |