Teacher well-being intervention content falls into seven activity themes, with professional development (n=20) and mindfulness/meditation (n=12) most common¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · review r2 · q3
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Subclaims¶

q3 i? Qualitative content analysis identified seven themes: physical activity, mindfulness and meditation, professional development, mindfulness plus professional development, therapy-based, gratitude, and mix of activities. → Pauliina Avola 2025 q3 i? Professional development was the most common theme (n=20); twelve studies used mindfulness activities combining physical and mental exercises. → Pauliina Avola 2025 (2)

Evidence¶

Pauliina Avola 2025¶

Pauliina Avola, Tiina Soini-Ikonen, Anne Jyrkiäinen, Viivi Pentikäinen. (2025). Interventions to Teacher Well-Being and Burnout A Scoping Review. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-09986-2

q3 · i? · review · r2

Third analysis phase of the scoping review, thematising intervention design across the 46 studies. The review reports "Seven themes of contents and activities of the interventions were identified in the teacher well-being interventions", shown in Fig. 3.

"Seven themes of contents and activities of the interventions were identified in the teacher well-being interventions, as illustrated in Fig. 3 ."

Pauliina Avola 2025 (2)¶

Pauliina Avola, Tiina Soini-Ikonen, Anne Jyrkiäinen, Viivi Pentikäinen. (2025). Interventions to Teacher Well-Being and Burnout A Scoping Review. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-09986-2

q3 · i? · review · r2

Theme frequency counts from the review's contents section: professional development was the largest theme (n=20), covering stress management, student interaction and classroom management training; "Twelve (n=12) of the papers reviewed explored the implementation of intervention activities through interventions that combined physical and mental exercises such as yoga, meditation, and body awareness."

"Most of the interventions of the reviewed studies (n=20) focused on teachers’ professional development."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Most reviewed teacher well-being interventions (37 of 46) were categorised supportive, while 9 showed no significant impacts
• Intervention contents align with PERMA-H mainly through engagement (25), relationships (17), positive emotions (14) and health (8), with no content matching meaning or accomplishment
• Gratitude, therapy-based, and the single physical activity intervention positively contributed to teacher well-being, though the physical activity intervention did not mitigate burnout — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Mindfulness and meditation interventions supported teacher well-being in 10 of 12 studies, with two studies showing non-significant changes — related
• Professional development interventions showed mixed outcomes, with 14 of 20 studies supportive and 6 non-supportive — related