A mysterious sensation about sleep and health: the role of interoception.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interoception is mental awareness, recognition and acknowledgement of physiological body signals. Understanding the role of sleep and interoception may provide a better understanding surrounding the sleep-health connection. Our primary objective was to examine the potential relationships between subjective sleep quality and multiple dimensions of interoceptive abilities in a large sample of young adults, a group who are vulnerable to sleep impairment and its widespread health consequences.

Methods

We conducted an online cross-sectional survey targeting young adults, aged 18-25 years. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to identify subjective sleep quality and the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness Version 2 was used to assess eig

SUBMITTER: Arora T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8381551 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature