Mindfulness Meditation for Intimate Partner Violence

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dc.contributor.authorClaus, Susan Lynneen
dc.contributor.committeechairMcCollum, Eric E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSayre, Julia B.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHuebner, Angela J.en
dc.contributor.departmentHuman Developmenten
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:36:05Zen
dc.date.adate2009-06-16en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:36:05Zen
dc.date.issued2009-04-29en
dc.date.rdate2009-06-16en
dc.date.sdate2009-05-10en
dc.description.abstractThis study examined meditative practices among group participants and therapists, participating in the Domestic Violence Focused Couples Treatment (DVFCT) group using the phenomenology and systems frameworks. Specifically, this inquiry explored whether or not group participants and therapists experienced intrapersonal effects as well as relational effects from meditating, both within and outside of session. Little research examines the relational impact of meditating, or the use of meditation as a strategy for helping couples who experienced intimate partner violence. Systems theory and existing research regarding mindfulness meditation contributed to the development of interview questions. Five group participants and four therapists who facilitated the Domestic Violence Focused Couples Treatment group within the last two years were interviewed. The main theme that had emerged from the study were the differences between meditating during session versus out of session for all study participants. In the study, it was noticed that group participants also experienced more relational effects then were noticed by the therapists. While the experience for the therapists and group participants varied, some similarities were found consistently through their interviews. Also included are a discussion of the connections between these themes and the existing literature, the strengths and limitations of this study, and the implications for future research.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05102009-185707en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05102009-185707/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/32520en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartETDMastersThesis.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectmeditationen
dc.subjectintimate partner violence (IPV)en
dc.subjecttherapeutic relationshipen
dc.subjecteffects of meditationen
dc.subjectmindfulnessen
dc.titleMindfulness Meditation for Intimate Partner Violenceen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineHuman Developmenten
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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