Association of Childhood Maltreatment With Adult Body Awareness and Autonomic Reactivity: The Moderating Effect of Practicing Body Psychotherapy

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dc.authoridPuri?, Danka/0000-0001-5126-3781en_US
dc.authoridGrassmann, Herbert/0000-0002-4931-0806en_US
dc.authoridJokic, Biljana/0000-0002-0829-4037en_US
dc.authoridWalling, Christopher/0000-0003-0175-1108en_US
dc.authoridPorges, Stephen/0000-0002-7293-2005en_US
dc.contributor.authorJokic, Biljana
dc.contributor.authorPuric, Danka
dc.contributor.authorGrassmann, Herbert
dc.contributor.authorWalling, Christopher G.
dc.contributor.authorNix, Evan J.
dc.contributor.authorPorges, Stephen W.
dc.contributor.authorKolacz, Jacek
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-12T21:37:46Z
dc.date.available2024-07-12T21:37:46Z
dc.date.issued2023en_US
dc.department[Belirlenecek]en_US
dc.description.abstractResearch shows the disruptive effects of early maltreatment on the autonomic nervous system (ANS) functioning in adulthood. Psychotherapists not only tend to report higher rates of personal experience with early maltreatment, but also fewer mental problems and disturbances in adulthood, as compared to other professions. However, the role of the ANS in these processes has been understudied despite the relevance of the therapist's psychological state and related nonverbal communication for the therapeutic alliance. By comparing body psychotherapists to the general population, the present study aimed to explore the effects of practicing body psychotherapy (BPT) on the link between early maltreatment and autonomic reactivity in adulthood. An online study included 570 body psychotherapists from 35 countries (54% from the United States, M-age = 52.92, 81% of females) and 592 participants from the U.S. general population (M-age = 51.89, 78% females). We first inspected the factorial structure of the Body Perception Questionnaire-Short Form (Cabrera et al., 2018) in the specific population of BPT practitioners, confirming the three-factor model with one body awareness and two autonomic reactivity factors. Compared to the general population, BPT practitioners reported higher levels of childhood maltreatment, but fewer autonomic symptoms in adulthood, better differentiation of body awareness and autonomic reactivity, and a weaker association between childhood maltreatment experiences and present-day autonomic symptoms. Results are discussed in the framework of polyvagal theory (Porges, 1995, 2011).en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipChaja Stiftung; European Association for Body Psychotherapy; United States Association for Body Psychotherapyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was supported by (listed in alphabetical order): Chaja Stiftung, the European Association for Body Psychotherapy, and the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy. The funding organizations had no role in the research design, execution, analysis, interpretation, or reporting of the study described in this article. The authors have no conflict of interest.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1037/pst0000463
dc.identifier.endpage170en_US
dc.identifier.issn0033-3204
dc.identifier.issn1939-1536
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.pmid36326641en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85142264207en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage159en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1037/pst0000463
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/6932
dc.identifier.volume60en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000877779800001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAmer Psychological Assoc, Div Psychotherapyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofPsychotherapyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.snmzKY04274
dc.subjectBody Psychotherapyen_US
dc.subjectPolyvagal Theoryen_US
dc.subjectAutonomic Reactivityen_US
dc.subjectBody Awarenessen_US
dc.subjectMaltreatment/Adverse Childhood Experienceen_US
dc.titleAssociation of Childhood Maltreatment With Adult Body Awareness and Autonomic Reactivity: The Moderating Effect of Practicing Body Psychotherapyen_US
dc.typeArticle
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