The relationship between interocptive awareness, expressivity, humility, open mindedness and depression among emerging adults

Abstract

BACKGROUND Interoceptive awareness is the conscious perception of the internal sensations of the body. It is known to be one of the factors that can help in emotion regulation, expressivity, and so many other elements. METHODS AND MATERIALS 402 students of age group (18-25) were chosen. They were given a questionnaire composed of 5 questionnaires namely Multidimensional assessment of interoceptive awareness (MAIA), Actively open-minded scale (AOMTS), Berkeley Expressivity Questionnaire (BEQ), Patient health questionnaire (PHQ), Comprehensive intellectual humility scale (CIHS). They were made to answer these questionnaires and their responses were collected. RESULT There is a mild correlation between MAIA and expressivity. The rest of them doesn’t show any correlation between MAIA. CONCLUSION The present study indicates no significant correlation between any of the variables with MAIA except the mild correlation between expressivity and MAIA and the significant correlations between the subdomains of MAIA itself. KEYWORDS Interoceptive awareness, Expressivity, Humility, Open-mindedness