Brand Sebastian, Meis Annelie Claudia, Tünte Markus Roman, Murphy Jennifer, Woller Joshua Pepe, Jungmann Stefanie Maria, Witthöft Michael, Hoehl Stefanie, Weymar Mathias, Hermann Christiane, Ventura-Bort Carlos
Department of Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy and Experimental Psychopathology, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany.
Commun Psychol. 2023 Sep 5;1(1):14. doi: 10.1038/s44271-023-00016-x.
Altered interoception is thought to be implicated in the development of psychopathology. Recent proposals highlight the need to differentiate between dimensions of interoception to better understand its relation to mental health. Here, we validated a German version of the Interoceptive Accuracy Scale (IAS) and investigated the relationship between IAS scores and clinical outcomes, across seven samples from four research centers (N = 3462). The German IAS version was best explained by a one-factor structure that showed acceptable psychometric properties. We replicated previous findings showing a negative association between IAS scores and measures of alexithymia. IAS scores were negatively related to measures of clinical symptomatology (e.g., anxiety, depressive, and somatoform symptoms) and neurotic traits. These findings suggest that the German IAS is a reliable and valid instrument for subjective interoceptive accuracy. Results emphasize the importance of distinguishing between dimensions of interoception to understand its potential modulatory and protective role in psychopathology.
内感受失调被认为与精神病理学的发展有关。最近的提议强调，需要区分内感受的不同维度，以便更好地理解其与心理健康的关系。在此，我们验证了德语版的内感受准确性量表（IAS），并在来自四个研究中心的七个样本（N = 3462）中研究了IAS分数与临床结果之间的关系。德语版IAS的最佳解释是单因素结构，其显示出可接受的心理测量特性。我们重复了先前的研究结果，即IAS分数与述情障碍测量指标之间存在负相关。IAS分数与临床症状测量指标（如焦虑、抑郁和躯体形式症状）以及神经质特质呈负相关。这些发现表明，德语版IAS是一种用于主观内感受准确性的可靠且有效的工具。研究结果强调了区分内感受维度对于理解其在精神病理学中潜在的调节和保护作用的重要性。
