Body-Centered Self Defense for Survivors of Sexual Assault

Abstract

In this study we measured emotional change following a body-centered self-defense intervention with a group of women who had been survivors of sexual assault. Changes in emotions were identified using pre and posttest measures of the Emogram. The results of the quantitative investigation indicated changes between pretest and posttest change scores in both experimental and control groups. The experimental group showed the greatest change scores in the e-quality scores. The results of this study indicate that body-centered self-defense sessions used as a movement intervention may be considered for future research and as a clinical intervention with survivors of sexual assault.