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Trauma (other)

A qualitative research on individual, social and spiritual changes in women supported with Emotional Freedom Technique

Altuntas, S., Duzguner, S. · Ankara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi · 2020

Outcome study👥 21 participantsPreliminary✓ Source-checked📍 Turkey
In plain English. Twenty-one women in Turkey were interviewed before and after doing tapping, and researchers analyzed what they said rather than giving them a symptom questionnaire. Many described feeling more aware of themselves and their surroundings, and closer to their faith. This is a qualitative, interview-based study rather than a symptom-measuring trial, so it speaks to lived experience rather than a measurable clinical effect.

What they found

21
people took part

In this qualitative study of 21 Turkish women interviewed before and after EFT sessions, content analysis found increased self- and environmental awareness and participants reporting feeling closer to their faith; no quantitative symptom scores are reported.

How the study worked

Who took partWomen in Turkey supported with Emotional Freedom Technique sessions (n=21)
What they didParticipants received tapping and were measured before and after, without a separate comparison group.
Measured withsemi-structured interview / content analysis

The full record

DesignOutcome study
Participants21 people
PopulationWomen in Turkey supported with Emotional Freedom Technique sessions
Outcome measuressemi-structured interview / content analysis
JournalAnkara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi
Year2020
CountryTurkey
LanguageTurkish
MethodEFT / tapping
Publication typeStudy / trial
Verification✓ Confirmed against the primary source

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Altuntas, S., & Duzguner, S. (2020). A qualitative research on individual, social and spiritual changes in women supported with Emotional Freedom Technique. Ankara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi. https://doi.org/10.33227/auifd.781006

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