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Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Educators: Effects of a School-Based Cluster Randomized Controlled Study

Auteurs: Yoon-Suk Hwang, Harvey Goldstein, Oleg N. Medvedev, Nirbhay N. Singh, Jae-Eun Noh, Kirstine Hand

Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness | Uitgave 7/2019

Abstract

Objectives

The present study investigates the effectiveness of an 8-week mindfulness-based intervention designed to improve educator wellbeing and implemented concurrently in multiple school sites.

Methods

Using a cluster (school) randomized controlled design, 185 educators working in 20 Australian schools were randomized to an intervention group (10 schools, number = 85, mean age = 42.34 years) or a control group (10 schools, number = 100, mean age = 43.7 years). Multiple regression analysis was performed to examine effects of intervention on wellbeing and teaching-related outcomes and students’ sense of connectedness to teachers measured post intervention after controlling for the baseline.

Results

The intervention predicted lower levels of perceived stress (β = − 0.196, p < 0.01, 95% CI [− 4.00, − 0.92]) and sleep difficulty (β = − 0.175, p < 0.05, 95% CI [− 7.54, − 0.46]) and higher levels of mindfulness (β = 0.252, p < 0.001, 95% CI [2.60, 6.12]), self-compassion (β = 0.207, p < 0.001, 95% CI [0.14, 0.43]) and cognitive reappraisal in emotion regulation (β = 0.152, p < 0.05, 95% CI [0.19, 4.03]) at immediate post-intervention, with medium to large effect sizes, after controlling for effects of corresponding variables at baseline. These effects largely remained significant at 6-week post-intervention. Improved educator wellbeing did not accompany improvements in teaching but students’ sense of connectedness to teachers.

Conclusions

The findings suggest that mindfulness-based interventions may contribute to the overall educator wellbeing and this may increase students’ sense of connectedness to teachers without themselves undergoing any intervention.

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Titel: Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Educators: Effects of a School-Based Cluster Randomized Controlled Study
Auteurs: Yoon-Suk Hwang
Harvey Goldstein
Oleg N. Medvedev
Nirbhay N. Singh
Jae-Eun Noh
Kirstine Hand
Publicatiedatum: 28-03-2019
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness / Uitgave 7/2019
Print ISSN: 1868-8527
Elektronisch ISSN: 1868-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-019-01147-1

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