Abstract

People differ in the extent to which they emphasize feelings of activation or deactivation in their verbal reports of experienced emotion, termed arousal focus (AF). Two multimethod studies indicate that AF is linked to heightened interoceptive sensitivity (as measured by performance on a heartbeat detection task). People who were more sensitive to their heartbeats emphasized feelings of activation and deactivation when reporting their experiences of emotion over time more than did those who were less sensitive. This relationship was not accounted for by several other variables, including simple language effects. Implications for the role of interoception in experienced emotion and the validity of self-reported emotion are discussed.

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InteroceptionPsychologyFeelingArousalTwo-factor theory of emotionHeartbeatDevelopmental psychologyCognitive psychologySocial psychologyPerceptionEmotionalityAffective science

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Year
2004
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article
Volume
87
Issue
5
Pages
684-697
Citations
424
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Lisa Feldman Barrett, Karen S. Quigley, Eliza Bliss‐Moreau et al. (2004). Interoceptive Sensitivity and Self-Reports of Emotional Experience.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , 87 (5) , 684-697. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.87.5.684

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10.1037/0022-3514.87.5.684