Differential relationship between self-reported interoceptive accuracy and attention with psychopathology : a latent variable approach
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Background: Only recently has interoception been discussed as a common risk factor for psychopathology. Recent approaches distinguish between the ability to accurately perceive (interoceptive accuracy) and the propensity to attend (interoceptive attention) to
internal signals. Objective: To examine the latent structure of self-reported interoceptive accuracy and attention and their relationships to psychopathology. Methods: We used a confirmatory factor analysis to clarify the latent structure of interoceptive accuracy and attention. Structural equation modeling was utilized to determine relationships between both abilities with internalizing and somatoform symptoma-tology according to the HiTOP model (Kotov et al., 2017). Data from N = 619 persons from the German general population were analyzed. Results: Interoceptive attention showed significant positive relationships with all psychopathological traits (r = .221 to r = .377), whereas
interoceptive accuracy was negatively associated with internalizing symptomatology (r = -.106). Conclusion: The present findings indicate that personal beliefs about interoceptive abilities have different influences on psychopathological developments.
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Zeitschrift für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, 51, 3-4, Hogrefe AG, Göttingen, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1026/1616-3443/a000678