After the intervention, the volunteers showed a decrease in anxiety levels, and no participant experienced severe anxiety or ...

These results show that self-hugging is a practical and safe solution for coping with stress and anxiety. That’s because it ...

Before the self-hugging intervention, 18.2% of volunteers experienced moderate anxiety, 54.5% experienced severe anxiety and 27.3% experienced panic.

After the self-hugging intervention, 36.4% of volunteers experienced mild anxiety and 63.6% experienced moderate anxiety. No one experienced severe anxiety or panic anymore.