Exploring the association between satiety responsiveness, reasons to stop eating, mindfulness and interoceptive awareness.

Abstract. Recently, Garfinkel and Critchley (2013) proposed to distinguish between three facets of interoception: interoceptive sensibility, interoceptive accuracy, and interoceptive awareness. This pilot study investigated how these facets interrelate to each other and whether interoceptive awareness is related to the metacognitive awareness of memory performance. A sample of 24 healthy students completed a heartbeat perception task (HPT) and a memory task. Judgments of confidence were requested for each task. Participants filled in questionnaires assessing interoceptive sensibility, depression, anxiety, and socio-demographic characteristics. The three facets of interoception were found to be uncorrelated and interoceptive awareness was not related to metacognitive awareness of memory performance. Whereas memory performance was significantly related to metamemory awareness, interoceptive accuracy (HPT) and interoceptive awareness were not correlated. Results suggest that future research on interoception should assess all facets of interoception in order to capture the multifaceted quality of the construct.

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Further Insights Into the German Version of the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA)

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000404 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 35 (3) ◽

pp. 317-325 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Dorota Reis

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation Modeling ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Interoceptive Awareness ◽

Multidimensional Assessment ◽

New Instrument ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Complex Models ◽

Approximate Zero ◽

Bayesian Structural Equation Modeling

Abstract. Interoception is defined as an iterative process that refers to receiving, accessing, appraising, and responding to body sensations. Recently, following an extensive process of development, Mehling and colleagues (2012) proposed a new instrument, the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA), which captures these different aspects of interoception with eight subscales. The aim of this study was to reexamine the dimensionality of the MAIA by applying maximum likelihood confirmatory factor analysis (ML-CFA), exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM), and Bayesian structural equation modeling (BSEM). ML-CFA, ESEM, and BSEM were examined in a sample of 320 German adults. ML-CFA showed a poor fit to the data. ESEM yielded a better fit and contained numerous significant cross-loadings, of which one was substantial (≥ .30). The BSEM model with approximate zero informative priors yielded an excellent fit and confirmed the substantial cross-loading found in ESEM. The study demonstrates that ESEM and BSEM are flexible techniques that can be used to improve our understanding of multidimensional constructs. In addition, BSEM can be seen as less exploratory than ESEM and it might also be used to overcome potential limitations of ESEM with regard to more complex models relative to the sample size.

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Supplemental Material for A Meta-Analysis on the Relationship Between Interoceptive Awareness and Alexithymia: Distinguishing Interoceptive Accuracy and Sensibility

Journal of Abnormal Psychology ◽

10.1037/abn0000454.supp ◽

2019 ◽

Keyword(s):

Meta Analysis ◽

Interoceptive Awareness ◽

Interoceptive Accuracy ◽

The Relationship

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Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness--Japanese Version

PsycTESTS Dataset ◽

10.1037/t77172-000 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Masayasu Shoji ◽

Wolf E. Mehling ◽

Martin Hautzinger ◽

Beate M. Herbert

Keyword(s):

Japanese Version ◽

Interoceptive Awareness ◽

Multidimensional Assessment

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Emotion regulation difficulties and deficits in interoceptive awareness depending on obesity’s severity, a case control study.

10.26226/morressier.5cf632c4af72dec2b0554b37 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Clemence Willem

Keyword(s):

Emotion Regulation ◽

Case Control Study ◽

Case Control ◽

Interoceptive Awareness ◽

Control Study

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Effect of heightened interoceptive awareness among smokers on misinterpretation of emotional arousal

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.8681 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 48 (2) ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Minseung Kim ◽

Yeon-Ju Park ◽

Kiho Kim ◽

Jang-Han Lee

Keyword(s):

Smoking Status ◽

The Body ◽

Interoceptive Awareness ◽

Emotional Stimuli ◽

High Arousal ◽

Amplification Bias ◽

Video Clips ◽

Before And After ◽

Positive Stimuli ◽

Subjective Arousal

We investigated the differences in the emotional experiences of people who smoke and have damaged interoceptive awareness. Interoception is the sensation of the physiological condition of the body, and it has 2 biases: neglect and amplification of bodily feedback. We recruited 72 participants and divided them into 4 groups according to smoking status and interoceptive bias based on their scores on the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness. All groups assessed their physiological and subjective arousal before and after watching video clips (positive–low arousal, positive–high arousal, negative–low arousal, negative–high arousal, neutral). The results indicated that people with amplification (vs. neglect) bias who smoked showed stronger subjective arousal to neutral stimuli. In contrast, people with amplification (vs. neglect) bias who did not smoke showed stronger subjective arousal to positive stimuli. These findings suggest that people who smoke and have an amplification bias could be more likely to misinterpret neutral emotional stimuli, leading to an increased craving for smoking.

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Dance for people with chronic breathlessness: a transdisciplinary approach to intervention development

BMJ Open Respiratory Research ◽

10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000696 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. e000696

Author(s):

Samantha Harrison ◽

Krzysztof Bierski ◽

Naomi Burn ◽

Sarah Mclusky ◽

Victoria McFaull ◽

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Keyword(s):

Intervention Development ◽

Quadriceps Strength ◽

Moderate Intensity ◽

Interoceptive Awareness ◽

Research Approach ◽

Transdisciplinary Approach ◽

Dance Class ◽

Moderate Intensity Physical Activity ◽

Holistic Understanding ◽

Psychosocial Benefits

ObjectivesA transdisciplinary research approach was used to develop a holistic understanding of the physical and psychosocial benefits of dance as an intervention for people living with chronic breathlessness.MethodsThe dance programme was developed in collaboration with British Lung Foundation Breathe Easy members in NE England (Darlington) and London (Haringey). Members of the Darlington group were invited to participate in the programme. An exercise instructor, trained and mentored by a dance facilitator delivered 60–90 min dance classes for 10 consecutive weeks. Exercise capacity, mobility, quadriceps strength, health status, mood and interoceptive awareness were assessed at baseline and after the 10-week programme. Second-to-second heart rate (HR) monitoring was conducted during one of the classes.ResultsTen individuals were enrolled (n=8 women). Mean (SD) age was 70 (24); Body Mass Index 29.7 (8.1) kg/m2; one participant used oxygen and one a walking aid. Seven completed the dance programme. Improvements in all outcome measures were detected, with the exception of the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness, which individuals found hard to comprehend. Eight participants wore HR monitors during one dance class and spent on average 43.5 (21.8) min with HR corresponding to at least moderate intensity physical activity (≥64% HRmax). People found the dance classes enjoyable and those with relevant past experiences who are optimistic, committed to staying well and playful readily adopted the programme.ConclusionA dance programme bringing both physical and psychosocial benefits for people with chronic breathlessness is acceptable when coproduced and evaluated through a transdisciplinary approach.

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