The effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction for school teachers: a cluster-randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Teaching 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.

Methods

This 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, 1

SUBMITTER: Bonde EH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8975540 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature