Feasibility of an Online Resilience Program for Mothers With Adverse Childhood Experiences.

Only five mothers were analysed, so the results are very small and cannot be generalised. There was no control group, so changes could be due to time, expectation or other factors. Participants were self-selected and all measures were self-reported, which can bias results. The principal investigator delivered the program, collected data and analysed it, which may introduce researcher bias. The pilot included only mothers with preschool children in South Korea, so it may not apply to other families or settings. The program combined lectures, group discussion, reflective writing, workbook activities and secure chatroom support, so the effect of any single component cannot be separated.

No conflicts of interest were declared. The National Research Foundation of Korea funded the study.

Do not read the significant gains in resilience and positive parenting as proof the program works. Five mothers completed an uncontrolled pilot, and the authors say the findings are preliminary and hypothesis-generating.