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Interoception, personality, and internet use: Preliminary insights into their association
Dovile Simkute1, Grace Y Wang2,3, Inga Griskova-Bulanova1,4
1Institute of Biosciences, Life Sciences Centre, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Plos One
|July 15, 2025
Summary
Problematic Internet Use (PIU) is linked to personality traits like neuroticism and specific interoceptive awareness dimensions. Understanding these connections may help identify individuals at risk for excessive internet use.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Problematic Internet Use (PIU) is a growing concern.
- Interoceptive awareness, crucial in addiction, is understudied in PIU.
- Personality traits may influence PIU and interoception.
Purpose of the Study:
- Investigate interoceptive awareness dimensions in PIU.
- Explore the role of personality traits in PIU.
- Examine relationships between interoception, personality, and PIU.
Main Methods:
- 161 regular internet users completed PIUQ-9, DPIU, NEO-PI-R, and MAIA questionnaires.
- Spearman correlations and network analysis were used.
- Assessed interoceptive awareness, personality, and PIU.
Main Results:
- Neuroticism strongly correlated with both PIU and interoceptive awareness.
- Network analysis revealed negative links between 'Trusting'/'Not-Distracting' interoception and PIU.
- Specific interoceptive dimensions and neuroticism are associated with PIU.
Conclusions:
- Interoceptive dimensions and personality traits, especially neuroticism, are linked to PIU.
- Highlights the need for more research on interoception in PIU.
- Suggests potential targets for understanding and managing PIU.
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