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Psychophysiological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Strategies in Childhood
Published on: February 11, 2017
[The Effects of the Combined Biofeedback and Brief Emotion Regulation Nursing Intervention Based on the Gross Model
1Daegu Sunflower Center (Child) for Sexually Abused Children, Daegu, Korea.
Purpose:
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a combined biofeedback and brief emotion regulation (C-BABER) program for sexually abused adolescents.
Methods:
This study employed a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The participants included 26 sexually abused adolescents from eight Sunflower Centers of South Korea-with 13 in the experimental group and 13 in the control group. The experimental group received four sessions of the individual C-BABER program, each lasting 60 minutes.
Results:
Compared with the control group, sexually abused adolescents in the experimental group exhibited significant score differences in traumatic symptoms, including depression (Z = -2.24, p = .025), dissociation (Z = -2.21, p = .027), anxiety (Z = -2.02, p = .044), and posttraumatic stress (Z = -2.01 p = .045); and impulsivity, including positive urgency (Z = -3.35, p = .001) and negative urgency (Z = -2.28, p = .023). Additionally, the experimental group exhibited significant score differences in meta-mood, including emotional attention (Z = -2.45, p = .014), emotional clarity (Z = -2.30, p = .021), and emotional repair (Z = -2.28, p = .022); and emotional regulation modes, including emotional suppression (Z = -2.65, p = .008) and cognitive reappraisal (Z = -1.98, p = .047). Regarding bio-attention, significant changes were identified in the experimental group for the bio-attention rate and attention maintenance time in the posttest compared to the pretest (p = .001).
Conclusion:
The C-BABER program for sexually abused adolescents is effective in decreasing traumatic symptoms and impulsivity, and in improving meta-mood, emotional regulation mode, and bio-attention. Therefore, we recommend providing sexually abused adolescents the C-BABER program to help them regulate their emotions and effectively adapt to their lives.
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