Key result
Cardioceptive accuracy shows no correlation with psychological characteristics like anxiety, depression, and alexithymia.
Why the study?
Growing interest in cardioceptive accuracy has motivated examination of the relationship between an individual's ability to perceive their own heartbeat and psychological characteristics.
Is there a relationship between cardioceptive accuracy and psychological characteristics in healthy volunteers?
Cross-Sectional (n=46)
Is there a relationship between cardioceptive accuracy and psychological characteristics in healthy volunteers?
Cardioception may not be a necessary ability for normal psychological functioning among healthy individuals.
Suggests cardioception is not required for normal psychological function in health; leaves open its relevance in clinical populations.
Over recent years, there has been a growing interest in the investigation of cardioceptive accuracy' which characterizes the individual's ability to perceive their own heartbeat, One of the trends in the field is the examination of the relationship between cardioception and psychological characteristics. In the study, 46 healthy volunteers performed in mental tracking (Schandry task) and heartbeat detection tests to assess their cardioception ability. The questionnaires were used to assess participants' psychological traits such as state and trait anxiety, depression, alexithymia, and body awareness. Correlation analysis demon. strated no significant relationships between cardioceptive accu … racy and psychological characteristies. These findings. suggest that cardioception may not be a necessary ability for normal psychological functioning among healthy individuals.
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Sukmanova et al. (2024) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy volunteers (n=46). Mental tracking (Schandry task) and heartbeat detection tests was evaluated on Correlation between cardioceptive accuracy and psychological characteristics. Cardioceptive accuracy showed no significant correlation with psychological characteristics such as anxiety, depression, alexithymia, and body awareness among 46 healthy volunteers.
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