Interoception and social connection

AJ Arnold, P Winkielman, K Dobkins - Frontiers in psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Interoception–the process of sensing bodily signals–has gained much interest in recent
years, due to its role in physical and mental well-being. Here, we focus on the role of …

Embodied feelings–A meta-analysis on the relation of emotion intensity perception and interoceptive accuracy

N Parrinello, J Napieralski, AL Gerlach, A Pohl - Physiology & Behavior, 2022 - Elsevier
Emotion theories emphasize the relevance of (predicted) bodily changes for the construction
of one's own emotions and an extensive overlap of brain regions involved during emotion …

Heartfelt imitation: High interoceptive awareness is linked to greater automatic imitation

V Ainley, M Brass, M Tsakiris - Neuropsychologia, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract 'Interoceptive awareness', defined as the individual's awareness of internal body
signals, modulates self/other distinction under conditions of multisensory integration. We …

When interoception helps to overcome negative feelings caused by social exclusion

O Pollatos, E Matthias, J Keller - Frontiers in psychology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Social exclusion affects mental and physical health. The ability to regulate emotional
responses to social exclusion is therefore essential for our well-being. As individual …

Atypical self-focus effect on interoceptive accuracy in anorexia nervosa

O Pollatos, BM Herbert, G Berberich… - Frontiers in human …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Background: Interoceptive abilities are known to be affected in anorexia nervosa (AN).
Previous studies could show that private self-focus can enhance interoceptive accuracy …

Effectiveness of a school-based mindfulness intervention on children's internalizing and externalizing problems: The Gaia project

S Ghiroldi, F Scafuto, NF Montecucco, F Presaghi… - Mindfulness, 2020 - Springer
Objectives Studies examining the effectiveness of school-based mindfulness interventions
on children's emotional/behavioral problems when delivered by school teachers and …

Diminished interoceptive awareness in fibromyalgia syndrome

S Duschek, CI Montoro, GA Reyes del Paso - Behavioral Medicine, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Sensitivity to signals arising within the body (interoceptive awareness) has been implicated
in emotion processing; interindividual differences in interoceptive awareness modulate both …

Reduced differentiation of emotion-associated bodily sensations in autism

ER Palser, A Galvez-Pol, CE Palmer, R Hannah… - …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Differences in understanding emotion in autism are well-documented, although far more
research has considered how being autistic impacts an understanding of other people's …

Cardiac sensitivity in children: sex differences and its relationship to parameters of emotional processing

A Koch, O Pollatos - Psychophysiology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In adults, the level of ability to perceive one's own body signals plays an important role for
many concepts of emotional experience as demonstrated for emotion processing or emotion …

Body awareness, emotional clarity, and authentic behavior: The moderating role of mindfulness

N Tsur, N Berkovitz, K Ginzburg - Journal of Happiness Studies, 2016 - Springer
Emotional clarity is considered a basic component of self-knowledge. However, not much is
known regarding its association with self-knowledge in terms of bodily aspects, and the …