Brief Yoga and Mindfulness for Women Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence

A Brief Yoga- and Mindfulness-Based Psychoeducation Program for Women Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence: A Randomized Control Trial Study

This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a brief yoga- and mindfulness-based psychoeducation program and its working mechanisms in improving psychological health parameters (depression, anxiety, and stress) among women who have experienced domestic violence (DV).

In a randomized controlled trial, 51 DV-victimized women were assigned to an intervention group (n = 27) or a waitlist control group (n = 24). The intervention was a five-week yoga- and mindfulness-based psychoeducation program.

The researchers planned to provide support for the effectiveness of a brief yoga- and mindfulness-based psychoeducation program for improving the psychological health of DV-victimized women. Self-compassion and rumination were hypothesized as working mechanisms underlying the intervention's success.

Inclusion Criteria:

• The inclusion criteria for this study required participants to be women aged 18 years or older who had experienced domestic violence in the previous 12 months but were no longer in an ongoing domestic violence situation. Additionally, participants needed to have secure access to a smartphone or a laptop / Personal Computer.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Refusal to give consent or missing more than one session of the psychoeducation program were the exclusion criteria. The individuals who met the absence criterion were still able to continue the rest of the sessions; however, their questionnaires were not included.