Interoceptive awareness does not predict political orientation: Evidence from Italian Voters

Chiara Lucifora, Carmelo Mario Vicario

Abstract


Research exploring a link between political ideology and interoception has produced contrasting results. We administered the Multi-Dimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA-2) to a sample of Italian individuals to provide further insight into the field. Our results do not support the existence of a link between political ideology and interoception. These findings contribute to the current debate on the predictive role of interoception in political orientation.


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Interoceptive awareness; MAIA-2; political orientation; negative results

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.13129/3035-062X/prnr-4219

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