Psychometric network analysis reveals how sensory processing relates to self-reflection traits in adolescence.

ABSTRACT: While recent research links sensory processing to mental traits, this has scarcely been explored in adolescence, a period characterized by changes in self-reflection and onset of mental disorders. This study aims to fill this gap using psychometric network analyses to examine how sensory processing characteristics (somatosensation and interoception) relate to self-reflection traits (tendency to examine one's body, thoughts, and one's relation to others) in youths aged 10-25 (N = 816) and whether these associations change with sex and age. Results revealed an interconnected network of sensory and self-reflection variables, organized around three main communities. A first showed that elevated social anxiety is associated with heightened sensitivity to somatosensation; a second that positive

SUBMITTER: Raoul L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12668497 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature