Interoceptive Ability and Emotion Regulation in Mind–Body Interventions: An Integrative Review
It is increasingly recognized that interoceptive ability, the capacity to detect, interpret, and consciously integrate signals related to the physiological condition of the body, is central to emotion experience and regulation. Interoceptive ability can be trained and improved through mind–body inte...
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| author | Alessandro Lazzarelli Francesca Scafuto Cristiano Crescentini Alessio Matiz Graziella Orrù Rebecca Ciacchini Gaspare Alfì Angelo Gemignani Ciro Conversano |
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| description | It is increasingly recognized that interoceptive ability, the capacity to detect, interpret, and consciously integrate signals related to the physiological condition of the body, is central to emotion experience and regulation. Interoceptive ability can be trained and improved through mind–body interventions. This article attempts to provide an integrative review of the link between interoceptive ability and emotion regulation in mind–body interventions. To this aim, (1) we address the constructs of interoceptive ability and mind–body interventions in relation to the double pathway of emotion regulation, and (2) we include a review of selected empirical and qualitative studies. These show that mindfulness meditation affects the brain–body axis through top-down processing, improving both interoceptive ability and emotion regulation. Interventions based on bottom-up processing through body movement and emotional expression are illustrated, but it is argued that they are still under-investigated. In light of the literature reviewed, we contend that interoceptive ability is a crucial aspect associated with the effects of mind–body interventions on emotion regulation. Additionally, we suggest that if studied through both quantitative and qualitative methods, interoceptive ability may serve as a general construct that allows a more integrated view of the polarities related to the spectrum of embodied experience: top-down and bottom-up emotion processing, observational and non-observational body awareness, conscious and unconscious level of interoception. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ea5dd810e5f145a982c93876ca82257d2025-08-20T02:07:58ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2024-11-011411110710.3390/bs14111107Interoceptive Ability and Emotion Regulation in Mind–Body Interventions: An Integrative ReviewAlessandro Lazzarelli0Francesca Scafuto1Cristiano Crescentini2Alessio Matiz3Graziella Orrù4Rebecca Ciacchini5Gaspare Alfì6Angelo Gemignani7Ciro Conversano8Department of Civilizations and Forms of Knowledge, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, ItalyDepartment of Languages and Literatures, Communication, Education and Society, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, ItalyDepartment of Languages and Literatures, Communication, Education and Society, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, ItalyDepartment of Languages and Literatures, Communication, Education and Society, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, ItalyDepartment of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, ItalyDepartment of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, ItalyDepartment of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, ItalyDepartment of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, ItalyDepartment of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, ItalyIt is increasingly recognized that interoceptive ability, the capacity to detect, interpret, and consciously integrate signals related to the physiological condition of the body, is central to emotion experience and regulation. Interoceptive ability can be trained and improved through mind–body interventions. This article attempts to provide an integrative review of the link between interoceptive ability and emotion regulation in mind–body interventions. To this aim, (1) we address the constructs of interoceptive ability and mind–body interventions in relation to the double pathway of emotion regulation, and (2) we include a review of selected empirical and qualitative studies. These show that mindfulness meditation affects the brain–body axis through top-down processing, improving both interoceptive ability and emotion regulation. Interventions based on bottom-up processing through body movement and emotional expression are illustrated, but it is argued that they are still under-investigated. In light of the literature reviewed, we contend that interoceptive ability is a crucial aspect associated with the effects of mind–body interventions on emotion regulation. Additionally, we suggest that if studied through both quantitative and qualitative methods, interoceptive ability may serve as a general construct that allows a more integrated view of the polarities related to the spectrum of embodied experience: top-down and bottom-up emotion processing, observational and non-observational body awareness, conscious and unconscious level of interoception.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/11/1107interoceptive abilityemotion regulationmind–body interventionsmindfulnessemotional expression |
| spellingShingle | Alessandro Lazzarelli Francesca Scafuto Cristiano Crescentini Alessio Matiz Graziella Orrù Rebecca Ciacchini Gaspare Alfì Angelo Gemignani Ciro Conversano Interoceptive Ability and Emotion Regulation in Mind–Body Interventions: An Integrative Review Behavioral Sciences interoceptive ability emotion regulation mind–body interventions mindfulness emotional expression |
| title | Interoceptive Ability and Emotion Regulation in Mind–Body Interventions: An Integrative Review |
| title_full | Interoceptive Ability and Emotion Regulation in Mind–Body Interventions: An Integrative Review |
| title_fullStr | Interoceptive Ability and Emotion Regulation in Mind–Body Interventions: An Integrative Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interoceptive Ability and Emotion Regulation in Mind–Body Interventions: An Integrative Review |
| title_short | Interoceptive Ability and Emotion Regulation in Mind–Body Interventions: An Integrative Review |
| title_sort | interoceptive ability and emotion regulation in mind body interventions an integrative review |
| topic | interoceptive ability emotion regulation mind–body interventions mindfulness emotional expression |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/11/1107 |
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