Authors : Devika Katoch

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 2 - February

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26feb1062

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Abstract : The current study has focused on the predictive power of interoceptive awareness in determining the emotion regulation and sleep quality of young adults. Interoceptive awareness has been defined as the ability to sense, and respond to, and interpret inner bodily sensations. More and more, interoceptive awareness is being used as a defining factor in emotional and or physiological regulation. The studies that have looked at this construct, however, have not integrated emotion regulation and sleep quality with it, especially in non-clinical populations. A predictive, correlational, crosssectional, quantitative design was leveraged. 157 young adults ages 18 to 30 years participated in this study. Participants completed self-reports using these instruments: Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness - Version 2 (MAIA-2), Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ), and PROMIS Sleep Disturbance - Adult Short Form. To analyse the data, descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation, and simple linear regression were performed. The findings revealed a significant positive relationship between interoceptive awareness and emotion regulation, indicating that individuals with greater bodily awareness demonstrated more effective emotional regulation strategies. Interoceptive awareness was also found to be significantly and negatively associated with sleep disturbance, suggesting better sleep quality among individuals with higher interoceptive awareness. Regression analyses indicated that interoceptive awareness significantly predicted emotion regulation, while sleep disturbance showed a modest yet significant predictive relationship with interoceptive awareness.

Keywords : Interoceptive Awareness, Emotion Regulation, Sleep Quality, Young Adults, Clinical Psychology.

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