Interoceptive awareness involves several mind-body dimensions and can be evaluated by self-report with the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA), which has been translated and validated in several countries and is being used in research and clinical contexts. This study systematically translated the MAIA with six additional items using a focus group and evaluated its psychometric properties in a respondent sample of 204 Portuguese university students (52% females; M ¼ 21.3, SD ¼ 3.9 years). Based on exploratory factor analysis, we refined the tool into a 33-item version and tested it in a separate sample (n ¼ 286; 63% females; M ¼ 21.3, SD ¼ 4.7 years). We then conducted confirmatory factor analysis and examined test-retest reliability and convergent and discriminant validity. We confirmed an acceptable model fit for this Portuguese version (MAIA-P) with 33 items and seven scales; it showed good construct validity and acceptable temporal

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A violência doméstica contra as mulheres é uma realidade demasiado presente na sociedade contemporânea, sabendo-se muito pouco sobre todo o processo e, sobretudo, sobre as vítimas. É uma problemática de particular complexidade, por contar com múltiplos intervenientes, mas também pelas diferentes perspetivas teóricas que se podem adotar na sua compreensão. Neste artigo, fazemos uma revisão sobre a fenomenologia do corpo da mulher vítima de violência, considerando o corpo físico e psíquico, discutindo os processos de embodiment da violência e do trauma. Tentamos compreender como o corpo se coloca numa situação de agressão, e de que forma isso compromete o comportamento e a saúde da vítima, ou como podemos fazer do corpo uma ferramenta de empoderamento da mulher agredida.

IntroductionIntimate partner violence (IPV) is a worldwide concern, impacting victims’ mental health, physical health, and quality of life. High rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, bodily dissociation, and somatic symptoms have been found in victims of IPV, with an important impact on the chronicity of impairments and on the outcomes of psychological interventions. Therapeutic interventions available in shelter homes for victims are scarce in addressing their body–mind needs therefore asking for better empirical research. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and effects of Feel-Own-Move (FOM), an 8-week psychomotor therapy program for victims of IPV, on their mental health, levels of bodily dissociation, and general quality of life.MethodsA within-subject repeated measures design was used to evaluate the intervention effects, and feasibility results were analyzed.ResultsSeventeen women completed the program (mean age 42.8 years, range 21–64). Results showed a significant decrease in levels of bodily dissociation, with FOM having a large effect size. The intervention also had a large effect size at increasing the environment domain of quality of life, although no statistically significant differences were found. FOM ended with excellent rates of reach, adherence, acceptability, and satisfaction. A positive retention rate was also found.DiscussionIn conclusion, FOM seems to be a feasible psychomotor therapy intervention for female victims of IPV living in shelters. Importantly, this program showed to be effective in reducing bodily dissociation among participants, which is suggested to prospectively contribute to their mental health and quality of life.

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