Trial reportEuropean journal of public health2022
The effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction for school teachers: a cluster-randomized controlled trial.
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- Mindfulness-Based Programmes for Work Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2025Pooled it
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- A Longitudinal Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of a Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention in Teachers: Changes in Psychosocial Risks, Burnout, Depression, and Salivary Cortisol.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The effects of chair yoga practice on stress reduction among high school teachers in Vietnam: a preliminary quasi-experimental study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Interventions to Reduce Stress and Burnout among Teachers: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The effectiveness of a rational-emotive intervention on teachers' unconditional self-acceptance, perfectionism, and pupil control ideology.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Altered self-reported resting state mediates the effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on mental health: a longitudinal path model analysis within a community-based randomized trial with 6-months follow-up.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Prevalence of stress and its relevance on psychological well-being of the teaching profession: A scoping review.F1000Research · 2023Article
- Stress, Coping and Considerations of Leaving the Profession-A Cross-Sectional Online Survey of Teachers and School Principals after Two Years of the Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundTeaching has been found to be one of the most stressful occupations. Hence, current interest in reducing stress and enhancing the well-being of teachers is strong. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is documented to be effective in reducing stress and increasing well-being. This study investigated the effectiveness of delivering MBSR to lower secondary school teachers as a part of a teacher-training programme.
methodsThis study was a nested trial within the parallel cluster-randomized controlled trial, Stress-free Everyday LiFe for Children and Adolescents REsearch (SELFCARE). Schools were recruited from all five geographical regions in Denmark between May 2018 and May 2019. One to three teachers from each school were allowed to participate. At baseline, 110 schools, representing 191 lower secondary school teachers, were cluster-randomized to intervention or a wait-list control group. The intervention group received MBSR during 2019 and the wait-list control group during 2020. Data were collected at baseline and after 3 and 6 months. The primary outcome was measured by Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Data were analyzed using a mixed-effect linear regression model and bootstrapped for cluster effects.
resultsAt 3 months, the intervention group statistically significantly reduced their PSS score 1.7 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.04-3.3] points more than did the wait-list control group. At 6 months, the intervention group had statistically significantly reduced their mean PSS score 2.1 (95% CI: 0.5-3.8) points more than the wait-list control group.
conclusionIt is possible to reduce perceived stress among lower secondary school teachers by delivering MBSR as part of a teacher-training programme.
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