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Table 3 Associations between traumatic childhood experiences, emotion dysregulation, and interoceptive dimensions

From: The impact of traumatic childhood experiences on interoception: disregarding one’s own body

 

Traumatic childhood experiences

       

Traumatic childhood experiences (CTQ)

1

Emotion Dysregulation

      

Emotion Dysregulation

(DERS)

.333*

 < .001

N = 136

1

Interoceptive accuracy

     

Interoceptive accuracy

.073

.437

N = 116

.023

.805

N = 116

1

Confidence

    

Confidence

-.196

.035

N = 116

-.170

.068

N = 116

-.005

.956

N = 116

1

Awareness

   

Awareness

-.098

.298

N = 116

-.198

.033

N = 116

-.211

.023

N = 116

.069

.463

N = 116

1

Body Awareness (SBC)

  

Body Awareness (SBC)

-.203

.024

N = 124

-.209

.020

N = 124

-.281*

.004

N = 105

.261

.007

N = 105

.042

.674

N = 105

1

Body Dissociation (SBC)

 

Body Dissociation (SBC)

.372*

 < .001

N = 124

.555*

 < .001

N = 124

.007

.940

N = 105

-.216

.027

N = 105

-.194

.048

N = 105

-.199

.027

N = 124

1

HRV (RMSSD)

HRV

(RMSSD)

-.077

.392

N = 126

-.211

.018

N = 126

.170

.076

N = 110

-.094

.330

N = 110

.159

.097

N = 110

-.024

.803

N = 114

-.310*

.001

N = 114

1

  1. Spearman correlations are presented in the first row of each cell, followed by the probability value and sample size. Critical alpha values are set to (0.05/8 = .006) with significant values highlighted via asterisk
  2. Abbreviations: CTQ Childhood Trauma Questionniare, DERS Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, HRV Heart rate variability, RMSSD Root Mean Square of Successive Differences, SBC Scale of Body Connection