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The role of interoceptive processing in prenatal depression and anxiety
| dc.contributor.author | Praça, Maiara Silva | |
| dc.contributor.author | Braga, Patrícia Vilela | |
| dc.contributor.author | Marshall, Amanda | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lamela, Diogo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jongenelen, Inês | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rocha, Nuno Barbosa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Costa, Raquel | |
| dc.contributor.author | Schütz-Bosbach, Simone | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pinto, Tiago Miguel | |
| dc.contributor.author | Feldman, Ruth | |
| dc.contributor.author | Campos, Carlos | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rocha, Nuno | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-06T12:37:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-11-06T12:37:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Pregnancy is a complex biological phenomenon that can modify several interoception domains (ability to perceive and subjectively experience inner bodily states). These changes in interoceptive processing may also play a role in the emergence of prenatal psychopathology, namely anxiety and depression. To examine the association between interoceptive processing and psychopathology (depression and anxiety) in first-time pregnant women (3rd trimester). 17 first-time expectant mothers (mean age = 32.71 years) completed data collection at 28-32 gestational age. Interoception was evaluated using self-report measures (Interoceptive Accuracy and Attention Scales), a performance-based interoceptive accuracy task (Heartbeat Tapping Task; participants are required to tap a key whenever they feel a heartbeat), and neural markers of infant-specific interoceptive processing (heartbeat-evoked potentials - HEP - during the Infant Face Repetition-Suppression Task). A cluster mass permutation test was employed to identify the electrodes and time-windows where HEP amplitude was effectively modulated (right frontal-central; 308 - 600 ms). The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale was used to evaluate depressive symptoms, while the State Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S) measured current anxiety levels. Significant positive correlations were found between interoceptive attention and anxiety (r =.645; p = .017), as well as between interoceptive attention and depression (r = .749; p = .003). Interoceptive accuracy was neither correlated with anxiety nor depression. A large (albeit non-significant) negative correlation (r = -.301, p = .368) was found between depressive scores and HEP emotional modulation in the infant condition, suggesting that infant-specific emotional modulation of HEP may be reduced in prenatal depression. These preliminary findings suggest that interoceptive processing is associated with prenatal psychopathology across several levels. Self-perceived beliefs about interoceptive attention were positively associated with both anxiety and depression. Furthermore, infant-specific neural markers of interoceptive processing may also play an important role in prenatal depressive symptomatology. | por |
| dc.identifier.citation | Praça, M. S., Braga, P. V., Marshall, A., Lamela, D., Jongenelen, I., Rocha, N. B., Costa, R., Schütz-Bosbach, S., Pinto, T. M., Feldman, R., & Campos, C. (2025). The role of interoceptive processing in prenatal depression and anxiety. International Journal of Psychophysiology-Proceedings of the 22nd World Congress of Psychophysiology (IOP 2025) of the International Organization of Psychophysiology (IOP), 213(Supplement), 45–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2025.112740 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2025.112740 | |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 1872-7697 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0167-8760 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/30764 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | |
| dc.relation.hasversion | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167876025002363?via%3Dihub | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.title | The role of interoceptive processing in prenatal depression and anxiety | por |
| dc.type | conference paper | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.conferenceDate | 2025-07 | |
| oaire.citation.conferencePlace | Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Poland | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 46 | |
| oaire.citation.issue | Supplement | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 45 | |
| oaire.citation.title | International Journal of Psychophysiology - Proceedings of the 22nd World Congress of Psychophysiology (IOP 2025) of the International Organization of Psychophysiology (IOP) | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 213 | |
| oaire.version | http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 | |
| person.familyName | Rocha | |
| person.givenName | Nuno | |
| person.identifier | 192266 | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | AE16-A494-5F8B | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-3139-2786 | |
| person.identifier.rid | M-9821-2013 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 32867975300 | |
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