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  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Physiology

Background:

  • Interoception, or sensing internal body signals, is often impaired in mental health conditions.
  • Accurately measuring interoceptive sensitivity is challenging due to physiological variability.
  • Existing measures may not fully account for individual physiological differences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a novel physiological-adjusted measure for breathing-related interoceptive sensitivity.
  • To assess if this new metric offers improved insights compared to traditional measures.
  • To explore the relationship between the adjusted interoceptive sensitivity and mental health symptoms.

Main Methods:

  • Seventy-seven participants completed questionnaires on affect, anxiety, and self-rated interoception.
  • A respiratory resistance sensitivity task was used to measure interoceptive sensitivity.
  • A new physiology-adjusted sensitivity metric (perceptual threshold) was developed and compared to a standard metric (absolute intensity).

Main Results:

  • The physiology-adjusted metric positively correlated with maladaptive anxiety and depression symptoms.
  • The standard metric correlated with state anxiety and emotional awareness (MAIA subscale).
  • The MAIA not-distracting subscale showed a stronger correlation with the physiology-adjusted metric than the standard one.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed physiology-adjusted interoceptive sensitivity metric effectively accounts for physiological variability.
  • This new measure demonstrates a significant relationship with symptoms of maladaptive anxiety and depression.
  • The findings suggest potential for improved diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in mental health by refining interoceptive measures.