Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
BMC Psychol. 2023 Oct 6;11(1):309. doi: 10.1186/s40359-023-01302-3.
While interoceptive self-report scales provide a foundation for measuring the mind-body connection, they variably consider other important factors that could influence interpretations of internal bodily sensations and perceptions related to mind-body integration. The proposed Body-Mind Connection Questionnaire (BMCQ) aimed to operationalise the notion that this construct involves three major components: (a) Interoceptive Attention, (b) Sensation-Emotion Articulation, and (c) Body-Mind Values.
Following panel review and piloting with the target population, the developed BMCQ was evaluated in 316 participants (189 identifying as female) aged 18-50 (M=30.78), alongside established self-report measures of interoceptive sensibility, body awareness, sensory processing sensitivity, and alexithymia. We examined the BMCQ factor structure through exploratory factor analysis and analysed convergent and discriminant validity.
Exploratory factor analysis supported three scales of the BMCQ, which explained 54.03% of variance. Factor loadings (>0.44) and reliability indices (0.74 to 0.85) were acceptable. Inter-scale correlations suggested that the scales are distinct but related (rs=0.38 to 0.59). BMCQ scales were supported by convergent (r=0.33 to 0.67) and discriminant evidence (rs=0.01 to 0.39, p range n.s. to <.05).
Preliminary psychometric properties indicate that the BMCQ is multidimensional and consists of three constructs that differentially relate to theoretically associated measures. Interoceptive Attention, Sensation-Emotion Articulation, and Body-Mind Values may serve as a basis for efficiently assessing the mind-body connection more holistically, which could be useful for developing interventions aimed at enhancing mind-body integration.
虽然内感受自我报告量表为测量身心连接提供了基础，但它们不同程度地考虑了其他可能影响与身心整合相关的内部身体感觉和感知解释的重要因素。拟议的身心连接问卷（BMCQ）旨在将这一概念付诸实践，即该结构涉及三个主要组成部分：（a）内感受注意力，（b）感觉-情绪表达，和（c）身心价值观。
在经过专家组评审和对目标人群进行试点后，开发的 BMCQ 在 316 名参与者（189 名女性）中进行了评估，年龄在 18-50 岁之间（M=30.78），同时还评估了内感受敏感性、身体意识、感觉处理敏感性和述情障碍的既定自我报告测量。我们通过探索性因素分析来检查 BMCQ 的因子结构，并分析了收敛和判别有效性。
探索性因素分析支持 BMCQ 的三个量表，这些量表解释了 54.03%的方差。因子负荷（>0.44）和可靠性指数（0.74 至 0.85）是可接受的。量表之间的相关性表明，这些量表是不同但相关的（rs=0.38 至 0.59）。BMCQ 量表得到了收敛（r=0.33 至 0.67）和判别证据（rs=0.01 至 0.39，p 范围从无统计学意义到<.05）的支持。
初步心理测量学特性表明，BMCQ 是多维的，由三个与理论上相关的测量不同相关的结构组成。内感受注意力、感觉-情绪表达和身心价值观可以作为更全面地评估身心连接的基础，这对于开发旨在增强身心整合的干预措施可能很有用。
