Movement through motherhood: Exploring mood, wellbeing, and prenatal emotional availability (EA) through EA‐based dance intervention

Author:

Branson Dame Katelyn1,Jazz Harvey Madeline2,Aichele Stephen1,Kralewski Van Denburg Ann1,Hoyer Lillian1,Joslin Steffany1,McKenna Alexandria1,Lincoln Michael1,Closson Lia1,Flykt Marjo34,Salo Saara3,Harvey Ashley1,Biringen Zeynep1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Human Development and Family Studies and the Prevention Research Center Colorado State University Fort Collins Colorado USA

2. School of Music, Theatre, and Dance Colorado State University Fort Collins Colorado USA

3. Department of Psychology University of Helsinki Helsinki Finland

4. University of Tampere Tampere Pirkanmaa Finland

Abstract

AbstractEmotional availability (EA) is a construct that describes the observed emotional connection in parent‐child relationships. During pregnancy, EA is assessed only using caregiver sensitivity and nonhostility. We used the nonverbal aspects of these qualities to create a new dance/movement intervention (“EA‐Based Dance Intervention”). Given the scarcity of pregnancy interventions, we provided training to participants on how to be emotionally engaged with their unborn babies through dance/movement. The EA‐Based Dance Intervention alone comprised the first intervention arm (n = 12). A second intervention arm involved the combination of EA‐Based Dance Intervention with brief psychoeducation (n = 10). The third arm was a control group, which received only the assessments (n = 7). Measures of self‐reported symptoms of depression and anxiety, emotional expressivity, flourishing, and the (newly developed) self‐reported prenatal EA were used at pre‐ and posttest. The measure of observed prenatal EA was used to compare intervention versus control at posttest only. In this pilot study, we found that participants receiving the EA‐Based Dance Intervention alone or combined with psychoeducation, self‐reported improved anxiety symptoms and self‐reported higher prenatal EA. When compared with the control group, those experiencing EA‐Based Dance Intervention reported fewer depressive symptoms from pre‐ to posttest.

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Psychiatry and Mental health,Developmental and Educational Psychology,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

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