Both mindfulness training formats showed similar participant expectancy and engagement, but teachers perceived the instructor-led arm as more credible¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Expectancy and engagement did not differ between the self-taught and instructor-led formats. → Montero-Marin et al 2021 q3 i? The instructor-led arm was perceived as more credible after completing the program. → Montero-Marin et al 2021

Evidence¶

Montero-Marin et al 2021¶

Montero-Marin et al. (2021). Teachers “Finding Peace in a Frantic World”: An Experimental Study of Self-Taught and Instructor-Led Mindfulness Program Formats on Acceptability, Effectiveness, and Mechanisms. Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000542

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Acceptability comparison in the trial of 206 teachers, measuring expectancy at week two and credibility post-intervention on five-item Likert-type scales (internal consistency α = .90 and α = .92). The article states formats showed "similar rates of participant expectancy and engagement" while the instructor-led arm was perceived as more credible.

"Both MT formats showed similar rates of participant expectancy and engagement, but the instructor-led arm was perceived as more credible."

Discussion¶

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