The Effect of Laughter Therapy on Marital Adjustment, Life Satisfaction and Maternal Attachment Level in Mothers

Launched by SELCUK UNIVERSITY · Apr 1, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at how laughter therapy can help new mothers during the challenging time after giving birth. Researchers want to see if laughter therapy can improve how mothers feel about their relationships, their overall happiness, and their bond with their baby. Laughter therapy is a fun and simple practice that involves laughing intentionally, and it can be done online, making it easily accessible for participants. The study is important because there is limited research on this topic in Turkey, and it could provide valuable insights into supporting new moms.

To be eligible for the study, participants need to be at least 18 years old, have a partner, and have a healthy baby who is between 1 and 12 months old. They should be able to use Zoom for the sessions, and they must not have certain health issues that could prevent them from participating in laughter therapy. Throughout the trial, mothers can expect to join laughter sessions that aim to boost their mood and well-being during this significant life transition.

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • At least primary school graduate
• • Over 18 years of age
• • Volunteer to participate in the research
• • Heterosexual
• • With a spouse or partner
• • At term
• • With a single, healthy baby
• • Have not had any intra-abdominal surgery
• • With a 1-12 month postpartum baby
• • Women who can use the Zoom program
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Those who do not speak Turkish,
• • Those with hearing and visual impairments,
• • Those with mental disabilities,
• • Those diagnosed with known psychiatric diseases,
• • Mothers of babies with disabilities and chronic health problems
• • Women with physical illnesses that prevent them from participating in Laughter Yoga sessions (breathing difficulties, persistent cough, vertigo, severe heart disease, hemorrhoids, any type of hernia such as neck, waist or inguinal hernia, severe back pain, urinary incontinence, epilepsy, etc.)
• • Women who develop an acute health problem for themselves or their babies, who have had their mothers or babies suddenly hospitalized, who have lost their babies, who have separated from their spouses or partners, who do not attend laughter therapy sessions regularly, and who cannot be reached after the application will be excluded from the study.