Grounding is an accepted concept in the field of dance movement therapy and expresses an aware and regulated physical and emotional experience. Previous studies have shown that movement interventions to improve the physical sensation of grounding contribute to an increase in emotional awareness and regulation. The aim of the current study is to explore the convergent validity of the Grounding Assessment Tool (GAT) with emotional awareness and regulation. A convenience sample of 43 participants (age, M = 28.5, SD = 8.6) were assessed in an observation of walking and free movement for 10 min, recorded on video, and filled out the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-26 [TAS-26] and the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire [ERQ]. Emotional awareness was measured by the TAS- 26 refer to the ability to recognize emotions that arise in himself and others.

The results indicated a significant negative correlation between the GAT score and the level of alexithymia (r = −.36, p = .02), and between the GAT factor which examines fluid and rhythmic movement and suppression strategy in the ERQ (r = −.336, p < .05). No relationship was found between the GAT score and the reappraisal strategy as reported in the ERQ. The fact that no associations were found between the grounding score and the reappraisal regulation strategy can be explained by the difference between emotion regulation strategies. These strategies are: avoiding the expression of emotion versus expressing emotions in the body. The findings contribute to the theoretical understanding of the physical expression of processes related to emotional awareness, and emotion regulation.

接地是舞蹈运动治疗领域公认的概念，它表达了一种有意识和有规律的身体和情感体验。先前的研究表明，改善接地的身体感觉的运动干预有助于增加情绪意识和调节。当前研究的目的是探索接地评估工具 (GAT) 与情绪意识和调节的收敛效度。43 名参与者的便利样本（年龄，M  = 28.5，SD = 8.6) 在步行和自由运动 10 分钟的观察中进行评估，记录在视频中，并填写多伦多述情障碍量表-26 [TAS-26] 和情绪调节问卷 [ERQ]。情绪意识由 TAS-26 衡量，指的是识别自己和他人情绪的能力。

结果表明，GAT 评分与述情障碍水平之间存在显着负相关（r = -.36，p  = .02），以及在 ERQ 中检查流体和节律性运动和抑制策略的 GAT 因子之间（r = - .336，第 < .05）。没有发现 GAT 分数与 ERQ 中报告的重新评估策略之间存在关系。没有发现接地分数与重评调节策略之间存在关联的事实可以通过情绪调节策略之间的差异来解释。这些策略是：避免情绪的表达与在身体中表达情绪。这些发现有助于对与情绪意识和情绪调节相关的过程的物理表达的理论理解。