University Student Depression and Interoception Study Data

A 10-week study of 71 university students (50 in intervention, 21 in control) measured changes in depression, interoceptive awareness, and sense of agency. The data was collected by Yunn-Wen Lien at National Taiwan University using a pre-post design with an active control group. The dataset was published on figshare in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the correlation between Beck Depression Inventory scores and Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA) sub-dimensions like Not-Distracting and Trusting.
• Model the serial mediation pathway where changes in MAIA's Attention Regulation dimension influence Sense of Agency Scale scores, which then affect depression scores.
• Compare pre- and post-intervention scores for the 50 BMAA participants versus the 21 control group participants across all measured scales.
• Investigate the independent role of the MAIA's Not-Worrying dimension and the Sense of Agency in predicting reductions in depressive tendencies.

Strengths

• 71 total participant records from a controlled pre-post study design.
• Measures three validated psychological constructs: depression (BDI), interoception (MAIA), and sense of agency (SoAS).
• Dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0 for reuse and analysis.

Limitations

• Small sample size of 71 participants limits statistical power and generalizability.
• Geographic bias as data comes from a single university in Taiwan.
• Dataset is very small at 28.1 KB, indicating limited raw data or summary statistics only.

Provenance

Source

Yunn-Wen Lien, National Taiwan University.

Collection Method

Collected via a 10-week intervention study using psychological scales (BDI, MAIA, Sense of Agency Scale) with an active control group.

Time Range

Study duration was 10 weeks; specific collection dates are unknown.

Freshness

Data reflects a study conducted and published in 2026.

Geography

Data collected from university students at National Taiwan University.