Interoception, Blood Pressure, and Pain Interaction Data Under Stress and Rest

A dataset from a psychophysiological study investigating the relationship between blood pressure, pain perception, and interoception. The data includes measurements from 72 healthy participants across a pilot study (26 participants) and a main study (46 participants) under resting and stress-induced conditions. The dataset was authored by A. Salaris and last updated on May 4, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between systolic blood pressure and pain thresholds based on resting measures.
• Analyzing the effect of a validated virtual reality stress paradigm (IMVEST) on physiological and psychological variables.
• Conducting moderation analysis to explore how systolic blood pressure influences the link between interoceptive beliefs (MAIA questionnaire) and pain perception.
• Investigating individual differences in cardiovascular physiology as a factor shaping pain sensitivity.

Strengths

• Includes data from 72 total participants across two study phases.
• Employs a validated virtual reality stress paradigm (IMVEST) and confirms stress induction with physiological (heart rate, cortisol) and psychological measures.
• Dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, requiring inspection after download.
• The dataset is small (3.7 MB), which may limit the complexity of statistical models.
• Data may reflect bias inherent to the specific experimental protocol and participant pool.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Experimental data collected from healthy participants in laboratory studies measuring blood pressure, pain thresholds, and interoception.

Time Range

The temporal coverage of data collection is not specified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-04 17:18:50; freshness should be verified.

Geography

The geographic coverage of participant recruitment is not specified.