A Psychomotor Group Intervention for Young Adults With Anxiety Symptoms

Development and Feasibility of a Group-based Psychomotor Intervention for Anxiety in Young Adults

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a psychomotor (a body-oriented therapy) group intervention can be feasibly delivered to a group of young adults (age 18-35) with anxiety symptoms within a higher educational setting.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Is it possible to recruit and retain participants in this intervention?
• Is the intervention acceptable and tolerable to participants?
• Do participants complete the planned sessions and assessments?

Participants will:

• Attend one weekly group session over ten consecutive weeks
• Participate in active and contemplative body-based exercises
• Complete questionnaires about their mental health and interviews about their experiences of participating

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age between 18 and 34 years
• A score of at least 2 on item 10 of the Anxiety Symptom Scale (indicating the perceived strain of the experienced anxiety symptoms) and at least 1 on one or more of items 1-3 (generalized anxiety symptoms and avoidance behavior)
• Sufficient Danish language proficiency to participate in group sessions and interviews

Exclusion Criteria:

• Physical or psychological conditions that prevents participation in group-based or bodily-activities, such as significant musculoskelatal impairment or current, untreated episodes of psychosis
• Ongoing alcohol or substance abuse
• Concurrent participation in another body-oriented intervention program