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Do body‐related sensations make feel us better? Subjective well‐being is associated only with the subjective aspect of interoception

Ferentzi, Eszter, Horváth, Áron, Köteles, Ferenc·2019·Psychophysiology
DOI 10.1111/psyp.13319
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According to the proposition of several theoretical accounts, the perception of the bodily cues, interoceptive accuracy and interoceptive sensibility, has a significant positive impact on subjective well-being. Others assume a negative association; however, empirical evidence is scarce. In this study, 142 young adults completed questionnaires assessing subjective well-being, interoceptive sensibility, and subjective somatic symptoms and participated in measurements of proprioceptive accuracy (reproduction of the angle of the elbow joint), gastric sensitivity (water load test), and heartbeat tracking ability (Schandry task). Subjective well-being showed weak to medium positive associations with interoceptive sensibility and weak negative associations with symptom reports. No associations with measures of interoceptive accuracy were found. Gastric sensitivity as opposed to heartbeat perception and proprioceptive accuracy moderated the association between interoceptive sensibility and well-being. Thus, subjective well-being is associated only with the self-reported (perceived) aspect of interoception but not related to the sensory measures of interoceptive accuracy.

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  • The assumption that heartbeat detection serves as an indicator of general interoceptive awareness for bodily signals is still unresolved.

    “Although HBD can be reliably detected, the assumption that HBD serves as an indicator of “general” IA for bodily signals is still unresolved (Herbert et al., 2012; Ferentzi et al., 2019).”

    From Mindfulness, Interoception, and the Body: A Contemporary Perspective (2019) · cites this paper as Ferentzi et al., 2019

  • Subjective well-being is only correlated with the subjective domains of interoception, not with objective sensory measures of interoceptive accuracy.

    “A recent study has found that subjective well-being is only correlated to the subjective domains of interoception (Ferentzi et al., 2019).”

    From Mindfulness, Interoception, and the Body: A Contemporary Perspective (2019) · cites this paper as Ferentzi et al., 2019

  • Interoceptive accuracy (IAc) does not have a direct positive or negative impact on well-being; well-being depends more on subjective interpretation of sensations.

    “Ferentzi et al. (2019) concluded that interoceptive accuracy (IAc) does not have a direct positive or negative impact on well-being, rather well-being depends more on subjective interpretation of those sensations.”

    From Mindfulness, Interoception, and the Body: A Contemporary Perspective (2019) · cites this paper as Ferentzi et al., 2019

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Authors
Ferentzi, E., Horváth, Á., & Köteles, F.
Affiliations
Eötvös Loránd University (HU)
Corresponding author
Ferentzi, Eszter
ORCID
Venue
Psychophysiology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2019-01-10
Volume
56
Issue
4
Pages
e13319-e13319
ISSN
  • 0048-5772 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-8986
DOI
10.1111/psyp.13319
OpenAlex
W2911022875
Cited by
66
References
26
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 3
FWCI
5.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Psychophysiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA K 124132)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
Keywords
subjective well-being, interoception, interoceptive sensibility, interoceptive accuracy, proprioceptive accuracy, somatic symptoms, water load test
MeSH terms
Adult, Emotions, Female, Humans, Male, Personal Satisfaction, Proprioception, Young Adult, Interoception

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