From Somatic Experiencing to felt safety: assessing the effects of a body-oriented intervention in adults with various degrees of child maltreatment.

ABSTRACT: Background: Child maltreatment (CM), i.e. neglect and abuse of children by their caregivers, has been linked to reduced psychological safety and a sense of disrupted body boundaries (DBB), both of which have been proposed to impair social functioning. However, evidence-based interventions to increase psychological safety and to reduce DBB are lacking.Objectives: We conducted two experiments across two separate studies. Study I examined the effect of a brief (60-minute) body-oriented intervention, derived from Somatic Experiencing (SE), on psychological safety. Study II investigated the effect of the same intervention on DBB.Methods: In both studies, adults with varying levels of CM exposure, based on total self-report scores across subtypes, were randomized to an SE gr

SUBMITTER: Lehmivaara J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12836407 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature