Online Mindful & Resiliency Program Intimate Partner Violence

Experiences of an Online Mindfulness Program Integrating Resiliency Factors for Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence

The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences and benefits of offering an online mindfulness program that integrates resiliency factors to women.

The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences and benefits of offering an online mindfulness program that integrates resiliency factors to women. Investigators will recruit participants via email and social media flyers to local community sites as well as approved Loma Linda University affiliated sites. Participants who consent will then complete a Demographic Questionnaire(before initial session of program), Pre and Post Stress Surveys (at the start and end of each session), Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire(before and after completion of the program), and a semi-structured interview after the completion of the program. The program will be done be 20-minutes sessions for 3x/week for 4 weeks.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women who self-identify as having or who are currently experiencing intimate partner violence
• English or Spanish speaking
• Between 18 and 85 years old.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Males
• No experience of partner violence
• Not fluent in either English or Spanish <18 and >85 years of age