The protective role of mindfulness in the cyberhate experience

Abstract

In today's world, widespread and uncontrolled access to social media channels, along with the possibility for individuals to hide their identities or use pseudonyms, can turn the internet, especially the social media environment, into a tool for violence for women due to many potential situations. The purpose of this article is to inform about a study conducted with the participation of ten women actively involved in the Kars/Sarıkamış cooperative, focusing on the impact of mindfulness method on coping with the various short and long-term negative effects of cyberviolence on women. The research flow includes introducing the concepts discussed in the study and their relationships, the purpose of the research, the methodology, results, and future steps that can be taken. The aim of the research on the role of mindfulness in the experience of cyberviolence is to understand the effects of cyberviolence on women from the perspective of ten women participants actively involved in the Kars/Sarıkamış women's cooperative and the impact of mindfulness on women in coping with these effects. This study is of a qualitative nature, and survey research and focus group discussions have been preferred as the methods. The research results show that participants acknowledged the short and long-term negative psychological, physiological, and social effects of cyberviolence on individuals, but it also emerged that by strengthening solidarity among women and increasing the availability of methods such as mindfulness, the negative effects of cyberviolence can be reduced.