Trauma-Informed Yoga Intervention Program: Intervention program was applied to the intervention group in eight sessions online. Each session will last an average of 45 minutes. There will be two sessions for one group per week. The intervention comprised eight sessions, including establishing a sense of safety and body awareness, listening to the body, integrating emotions and movement, safely engaging with past memories, fostering forgiveness and letting go, strengthening boundaries and personal empowerment, cultivating self-compassion and reconnection, and promoting integration and future orientation.
Study summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of a trauma-informed yoga intervention on psychological trauma symptoms, difficulties in emotion regulation, and interoceptive awareness in young adult women.
Eligibility
Sex
FEMALE
Min age
18 Years
Max age
25 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Inclusion Criteria:
* Being a woman aged 18-25 years
* Providing voluntary written informed consent after being informed about the study
* Scoring within the highest 25th percentile on the Transmitted Psychological Trauma Scale based on the pre-screening assessment, indicating high levels of trauma-related symptoms
* Having no physical limitations that would prevent participation in weekly sessions and being medically eligible to engage in yoga practices
* Agreeing to comply with the study protocol, including attendance at intervention sessions and completion of all assessments
Exclusion Criteria:
* Inability to provide reliable responses due to the presence of active psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, or severe cognitive impairment
* Being in an acute psychological crisis
* Initiation of intensive psychotherapy targeting trauma symptoms (e.g., trauma-focused therapy) within the past 3 months or participation in a similar structured psychosocial intervention during the study period
* Presence of serious musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, or neurological conditions or injuries that would prevent participation in yoga, or medical restriction of physical activity by a physician
* Having an established regular practice of yoga or meditation
Primary outcome measure(s)
Transmitted Psychological Trauma Scale — Baseline, immediately post-intervention, and 1 month post-intervention The scale consists of 19 items and three subscales: family functioning (3 items), past family trauma (5 items), and emotion and behavior regulation (11 items). Two items (items 3 and 5) in the scale are reverse scored. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Total scores range from 19 to 95, with higher scores indicating a greater likelihood of transmitted psychological trauma.
Trial sites (1)
Facility
City
Region
Status
Bartın University
Bartın
Bartın
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