A systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between subjective interoception and alexithymia: Implications for construct definitions and measurement.

ABSTRACT: Although research indicates that self-reported interoception is associated with deficits in identifying and describing emotional experience, and externally oriented thinking styles (alexithymia), this relationship appears moderated by how interoception is measured. A systematic review and meta-analyses examined the association between self-reported interoception and alexithymia, investigating how different interoceptive questionnaires relate to alexithymia at global and facet levels. PsychINFO, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were searched with predefined terms related to self-reported interoception and alexithymia. Three reviewers independently assessed articles, extracted data, and undertook risk of bias assessment. Thirty-two cross-sectional studies published between 1996 a

SUBMITTER: Van Bael K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11542822 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature