Randomized Control Trials on the Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique in Reducing Empty Nest Symptoms in Empty Nest Mothers

Abstract

Objective: The experimental study based on randomized control trials aimed to examine the effect of Emotional Freedom Technique in reducing empty nest symptoms in empty nest mothers. Methods: The study used Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) Design with a sample of empty nest mothers (N = 100) with an age ranged 34-60 [1] years. Empty nest mothers were randomly assigned to experimental group (n=50, 50%) and control group (n=50, 50%) using systematic random sampling. Empty Nest Syndrome Questionnaire [2] was twice administered on mothers in pre-post experiment to measure empty nest syndrome. Results: Analysis through mixed ANOVA revealed that the symptoms of empty nest syndrome reduced in the experimental group after the administration of emotional freedom technique as compare to before administration. Furthermore, emotional freedom technique significantly reduced symptoms of empty nest syndrome in the experimental group compared to the control group. The study underscores the importance of emotional freedom intervention in reducing empty nest syndrome.

Conclusion: Present study has concluded that emotional freedom technique helps to alleviate symptoms of empty nest syndrome in empty nest mothers.

Keywords: Empty nest syndrome, emotional freedom technique, randomized controlled trail, empty nest mothers.