The goal of this single-arm feasibility study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of an 8-week mindful self-compassion intervention and associated data-collection plan among transgender and nonbinary young adults. Participants will be asked to:
* Complete weekly 2.5-hour virtual classes for 8 weeks and a 4-hour virtual retreat * Practice specific activities in between classes for 20-30 minutes a day * Answer survey questions before starting the intervention, half-way through the intervention, after the intervention, and 3-months after the intervention ends.
transgender, nonbinary, genderqueer (or another non-cisgender identity)
have reliable access to a smart phone or computer/tablet and the Internet and is reasonably able to make the time commitment required of the program (self-report)
speak and understand English
has had formal mindfulness training (i.e. mindfulness-based stress reduction course) or engages in regular mindfulness practice (15 minutes more than twice a week for the last six months or more)
Score 15 or higher on the patient health questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8)
Score 2 or higher on the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale
Experienced an acute physical health crisis (e.g., chemotherapy, recovery from severe injury) (Germer & Neff, 2019, p. 80) in the past year
University of Rhode Island
Lead sponsor
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Collaborator