Mindfulness-based wellbeing initiatives have a positive effect on the wellbeing of primary and secondary educators¶
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q2 i? Mindfulness initiatives improved educators' emotion control, subjective wellbeing, stress, sleep, anxiety, depression and burnout across the reviewed studies. → Emily Berger 2022
Evidence¶
Emily Berger 2022¶
Emily Berger, Andrea Reupert, Timothy C. H. Campbell, Zoe Morris, Marie Hammer, Zane Diamond, Rochelle Hine, Pamela Patrick, Chantel Fathers. (2022). A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Wellbeing Initiatives for Schoolteachers and Early Childhood Educators. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-022-09690-5
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The review's synthesis of ten studies of mindfulness-based initiatives (including MBSR, .b Foundations, CALM, MT, Reconnected, SMART) reports that "The mindfulness initiatives were found to have a positive effect on the wellbeing of primary and secondary educators". No pooled effect sizes are printed.
"The mindfulness initiatives were found to have a positive effect on the wellbeing of primary and secondary educators. The majority of the mindfulness initiatives improved educators' control of emotions"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Mindfulness and meditation interventions supported teacher well-being in 10 of 12 studies, with two studies showing non-significant changes — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
- Mindfulness and stress management skills may produce positive effects on educator sleep, self-regulation, self-compassion, and job satisfaction — related
- Studies of emotional training of aspiring and practicing teachers report positive outcomes for dealing with emotions and reducing stress and burnout — related
- Mindfulness practices are linked to positive school climate outcomes including compassion, well-being, and self-regulation — related
- No educator wellbeing initiative has been evaluated in multiple RCTs, so Level I evidence is unavailable — related
- In RCTs, effects on stress (g=1.79) and professional burnout (g=0.82) increased at short-term follow-up, while effects on anxiety, sleep, and wellbeing were non-significant — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
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Mindfulness-based wellbeing initiatives have a positive effect on the wellbeing of primary and secondary educators |
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Mindfulness-based wellbeing initiatives have a positive effect on the wellbeing of primary and secondary educators |
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