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Intero.Pediatrics — Estudo qualitativo sobre a perceção sobre sensações interocetivas em amostra pediátrica
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A interoceção, responsável pela perceção dos estados internos do corpo, tem ganho valorização pelo seu papel no funcionamento humano. Para além de permitir o reconhecimento de necessidades fisiológicas e contribuir para a homeostasia, desempenha um papel no processamento emocional, embora esta relação permaneça pouco estudada. Quanto à avaliação, ainda que investigada em adultos, apresenta limitações, agravadas em populações pediátricas pela dificuldade de aplicabilidade e escassez de instrumentos. Todavia, estudar esta população é fundamental para compreender o desenvolvimento interocetivo e apoiar a prática clínica. O presente estudo teve como objetivo compreender como crianças de quatro a 12 anos descrevem sensações interocetivas associadas a estados emocionais. Adotou-se uma metodologia qualitativa com quatro grupos focais, divididos por idades, utilizando um guião semiestruturado adaptado à população. Os resultados revelam maior facilidade das crianças mais velhas em descrever sensações corporais interocetivas relacionadas a emoções, ainda que pouco desenvolvidas e diversificadas, sugerindo um desenvolvimento interocetivo, que acompanha o emocional. Observou-se também tendência em associar emoções a zonas corporais generalizadas, com dificuldade em localizar áreas específicas. Estes resultados reforçam a necessidade de aprofundar investigação do sistema interocetivo em crianças, particularmente relacionado às emoções, e de elaborar instrumentos avaliativos adequados, permitindo uma prática clínica mais robusta e abrangente.
Interoception, responsible for perceiving the body's internal states, has gained recognition for its role in human functioning. In addition to enabling the recognition of physiological needs and contributing to homeostasis, it plays a role in emotional processing, although this relationship remains poorly studied. As for assessment, although it has been investigated in adults, it has limitations, which are exacerbated in pediatric populations due to the difficulty of applicability and scarcity of instruments. However, studying this population is essential to understand interoceptive development and support clinical practice. The present study aimed to understand how children aged 4 to 12 years describe interoceptive sensations associated with emotional states. A qualitative methodology was adopted with four focus groups, divided by age, using a semi-structured script adapted to the population. The results reveal that older children find it easier to describe interoceptive bodily sensations related to emotions, even though these are still underdeveloped and not very diverse, suggesting that interoceptive development accompanies emotional development. There was also a tendency to associate emotions with generalized areas of the body, with difficulty in locating specific areas. These results reinforce the need to further investigate the interoceptive system in children, particularly in relation to emotions, and to develop appropriate assessment tools, enabling more robust and comprehensive clinical practice.
Interoception, responsible for perceiving the body's internal states, has gained recognition for its role in human functioning. In addition to enabling the recognition of physiological needs and contributing to homeostasis, it plays a role in emotional processing, although this relationship remains poorly studied. As for assessment, although it has been investigated in adults, it has limitations, which are exacerbated in pediatric populations due to the difficulty of applicability and scarcity of instruments. However, studying this population is essential to understand interoceptive development and support clinical practice. The present study aimed to understand how children aged 4 to 12 years describe interoceptive sensations associated with emotional states. A qualitative methodology was adopted with four focus groups, divided by age, using a semi-structured script adapted to the population. The results reveal that older children find it easier to describe interoceptive bodily sensations related to emotions, even though these are still underdeveloped and not very diverse, suggesting that interoceptive development accompanies emotional development. There was also a tendency to associate emotions with generalized areas of the body, with difficulty in locating specific areas. These results reinforce the need to further investigate the interoceptive system in children, particularly in relation to emotions, and to develop appropriate assessment tools, enabling more robust and comprehensive clinical practice.
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Interoceção Processamento emocional Crianças Sensações corporais Instrumentos de avaliação