The Effect of Laughter Therapy on Marital Adjustment, Life Satisfaction and Maternal Attachment Level in Mothers
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorSelcuk University
About this trial
The postnatal period is a fragile period with physical and psychological changes as well as hormonal changes in the mother. Mind-body based complementary practices such as yoga, meditation, relaxation exercises can be used to improve well-being and facilitate adaptation to the changes experienced during this period. Among these practices, laughter yoga is new, simple, cost-effective, non-invasive, widely available online and easily applicable/accessible. In studies, individuals in different populations from children to the elderly have proven that laughter therapy interventions cause improvement in mood and life satisfaction. Looking at the literature, studies on laughter therapy in Turkey are limited and no study has been found on this subject. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the effect of laughter therapy given to mothers in the postnatal period on partner adjustment, life satisfaction and maternal attachment level in mothers. It is thought that this study will make a very important contribution to the literature.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
At least primary school graduate
Over 18 years of age
Volunteer to participate in the research
Heterosexual
Disqualifiers
Those who do not speak Turkish,
Those with hearing and visual impairments,
Those with mental disabilities,
Those diagnosed with known psychiatric diseases,
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Laughter Therapy
BehavioralA laughter yoga session; It is approximately 30 minutes and consists of four parts. These sections; hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing exercises, childish games and laughter exercises. In each laughter yoga session, the first three parts are the same, but the laughter exercises in the fourth part vary. In the first session of each new group, the introduction of laughter yoga, its purpose and objectives will be discussed. 10 minutes will be allocated for this section in the first session of each group. Therefore, the first session is planned to be 40 minutes in each group and all subsequent sessions are planned to be 30 minutes.
Treatment groups
90 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: laughter therapy groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: control groupNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale
RDAS is the final 14-item form of the 32-item DAS, developed by Spanier (1976), and revised by Busby et al. (1995). Turkish validity and reliability study of the scale was conducted by Gündoğdu Psychometric evaluations of the scale in the Northern Cyprus sample were re-conducted by Bayraktaroğlu and Çakıcı. The scale was developed to assess the quality of relationships between couples who are married or in a marriage-like relationship. This questionnaire includes three subscales that are consensus (items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6), satisfaction (items 7, 9, 11, 12, and 13), and conflict (items 8, 10, and 14). The scale is 5-point Likert type and coded as 1 = Never, 2 = Rarely, 3 = Sometimes, 4 = Often, and 5 = Always. Items 7, 8, 9, and 10 of the scale are reverse scored. Scores on the RDAS range from 0 to 70 with higher scores indicating greater relationship satisfaction and lower scores indicating greater relationship distress.
Time frame
1st Time: Day 1, 2nd Time: Day 45, 3rd Time: Day 752
Life Satisfaction Scale
It is a self-assessment scale developed by Diener et al. The scale consists of five items and is unidimensional. The scale has a Likert-type rating scale with options from 1 to 7 ranging from 'not at all appropriate' to 'very appropriate'. The scale was translated and adapted into Turkish by Köker. The highest score that can be obtained from the Life Satisfaction Scale is 35 and the lowest score is 5. A high score on the scale indicates a high degree of satisfaction and a low score indicates a low degree of satisfaction.
Time frame
1st Time: Day 1, 2nd Time: Day 45, 3rd Time: Day 753
Maternal Attachment Inventory
Maternal Attachment ınventory was originally developed by Mary E. Muller in 1994 for the assessment of maternal attachment. The validity and reliability of the Turkish form was done by Kavlak and Şirin (2009). The scale has no sub-dimensions. Maternal attachment inventory, an indicator of and measuring affection, is a self-administered scale and can only be administered to literate women who can read and write and understand what they read. Each item is in a 4-point Likert type ranging from "always" to "never." Each item contains statements and points, showing a = 4 (always), b = 3 (often), c = 2 (sometimes), and d = 1 (never). An overall score is obtained from the sum of all items. A high score indicates a high level of maternal attachment. The lowest score to be obtained from the scale is 26, while the highest score is 104. The scale has no cutoff score. The Maternal Attachment Scale is administered to mothers who have a baby of at least 1-month old. It is not applied to pregnant wo
Time frame
1st Time: Day 1, 2nd Time: Day 45, 3rd Time: Day 754
Personal Information Form
Personal Information Form It consists of 16 questions developed by the researcher as a result of literature reviews. It consists of 11 questions about the socio-demographic characteristics of the mothers (age, education level, income status, presence of social security, etc.) and 5 questions about obstetric characteristics (number of pregnancies, parity status, etc.).
Time frame
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