Mindfulness and stress management skills may produce positive effects on educator sleep, self-regulation, self-compassion, and job satisfaction¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2020 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The brief reports evidence that mindfulness and other stress management skills may produce positive effects on educators’ sleep, self-regulation, self-compassion, and overall job satisfaction. → Browning 2020

Evidence¶

Browning 2020¶

Browning, A. (2020). Mindfulness in education: An approach to cultivating self-awareness that can bolster kids’ learning [Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety at WestEd]. San Francisco, CA: WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED606076

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Narrative practitioner brief reporting, with citations to studies of mindfulness-based stress reduction for educators, that “mindfulness and other stress management skills may produce positive effects on educators’ sleep” and related outcomes. No effect sizes are printed; the brief offers this as cited background evidence.

"There is evidence that mindfulness and other stress management skills may produce positive effects on educators’ sleep and skills such as self-regulation and self-compassion, as well as on their overall job satisfaction."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Self-Regulation — outcome: instruction changes it

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