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Cross-cultural differences in somatic awareness and interoceptive accuracy: a review of the literature and directions for future research
This review examines cross-cultural differences in interoception and the role of culturally bound epistemologies, historical traditions, and contemplative practices to assess four aspects of culture and interoception: (1) the extent to which members from Western and non-Western cultural groups exhib...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4253951/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25520688 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01379 |
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description | This review examines cross-cultural differences in interoception and the role of culturally bound epistemologies, historical traditions, and contemplative practices to assess four aspects of culture and interoception: (1) the extent to which members from Western and non-Western cultural groups exhibit differential levels of interoceptive accuracy and somatic awareness; (2) the mechanistic origins that can explain these cultural differences, (3) culturally bound behavioral practices that have been empirically shown to affect interoception, and (4) consequences for culturally bound psychopathologies. The following outlines the scope of the scientific review. Part 1 reviews studies on cultural variation in spontaneous somatic word use, linguistic expressions, traditional medical practices, and empirical laboratory studies to assess the evidence for cultural differences in somatic processes. Integration of these findings suggests a startling paradox: on the one hand, non-Western cultures consistently exhibit heightened somatic focus and awareness across a variety of contexts; on the other hand, non-Western cultures also exhibit less interoceptive accuracy in laboratory studies. Part 2 discusses the various mechanistic explanations that have been proposed to explain these cultural differences in somatic awareness and interoceptive accuracy, focusing on cultural schemas and epistemologies. Part 3 addresses the behavioral and contemplative practices that have been proposed as possible “interventions,” or methods of cultivating bodily awareness and perceptual accuracy. Finally, Part 4 reviews the consequences of interoception for psychopathology, including somatization, body dysmorphia, eating disorders, and anxiety disorders. |
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spelling | pubmed-42539512014-12-17 Cross-cultural differences in somatic awareness and interoceptive accuracy: a review of the literature and directions for future research Ma-Kellams, Christine Front Psychol Psychology This review examines cross-cultural differences in interoception and the role of culturally bound epistemologies, historical traditions, and contemplative practices to assess four aspects of culture and interoception: (1) the extent to which members from Western and non-Western cultural groups exhibit differential levels of interoceptive accuracy and somatic awareness; (2) the mechanistic origins that can explain these cultural differences, (3) culturally bound behavioral practices that have been empirically shown to affect interoception, and (4) consequences for culturally bound psychopathologies. The following outlines the scope of the scientific review. Part 1 reviews studies on cultural variation in spontaneous somatic word use, linguistic expressions, traditional medical practices, and empirical laboratory studies to assess the evidence for cultural differences in somatic processes. Integration of these findings suggests a startling paradox: on the one hand, non-Western cultures consistently exhibit heightened somatic focus and awareness across a variety of contexts; on the other hand, non-Western cultures also exhibit less interoceptive accuracy in laboratory studies. Part 2 discusses the various mechanistic explanations that have been proposed to explain these cultural differences in somatic awareness and interoceptive accuracy, focusing on cultural schemas and epistemologies. Part 3 addresses the behavioral and contemplative practices that have been proposed as possible “interventions,” or methods of cultivating bodily awareness and perceptual accuracy. Finally, Part 4 reviews the consequences of interoception for psychopathology, including somatization, body dysmorphia, eating disorders, and anxiety disorders. Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-12-03 /pmc/articles/PMC4253951/ /pubmed/25520688 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01379 Text en Copyright © 2014 Ma-Kellams. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Ma-Kellams, Christine Cross-cultural differences in somatic awareness and interoceptive accuracy: a review of the literature and directions for future research |
title | Cross-cultural differences in somatic awareness and interoceptive accuracy: a review of the literature and directions for future research |
title_full | Cross-cultural differences in somatic awareness and interoceptive accuracy: a review of the literature and directions for future research |
title_fullStr | Cross-cultural differences in somatic awareness and interoceptive accuracy: a review of the literature and directions for future research |
title_full_unstemmed | Cross-cultural differences in somatic awareness and interoceptive accuracy: a review of the literature and directions for future research |
title_short | Cross-cultural differences in somatic awareness and interoceptive accuracy: a review of the literature and directions for future research |
title_sort | cross-cultural differences in somatic awareness and interoceptive accuracy: a review of the literature and directions for future research |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4253951/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25520688 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01379 |
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