Mental Health Issue
Conditions
Keywords
mindfulness, teacher mental health, compassion, self-compassion, common humanity, mindfulness-based intervention for teachers
Brief summary
Teachers in Hong Kong are susceptible to professional stress and its associated psychosomatic illnesses. To enhance teachers' well-being, mindfulness training is conducted in local schools. The present study is a randomized controlled trial to explore 1) the relationship between mindfulness, common humanity, self-compassion, compassion, and well-being of school teachers; 2) whether mindfulness and common humanity are the antecedents of self-compassion and compassion; 3) the conditions under which compassion and self-compassion are highly correlated. Participants will be randomized to either intervention (8-week .b Foundations course) or waiting-list control condition. They will complete an online survey before (baseline), after (post-intervention), and two-months (follow-up) after the intervention.
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL8-week mindfulness program
The .b Foundations course is an 8-week mindfulness program developed by Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP) for school teachers and personnel. It includes a taster session and 8 weekly sessions. Each session lasts for 1.5 hours with a specific theme (e.g. Lesson 1 waking up from autopilot). Formal and informal mindfulness practices (e.g. mindful eating, body scan, mindful walking, habit releaser etc.), psychoeducation, cognitive exercises, inquiry, and home practice are involved.
Sponsors
The University of Hong Kong
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Aged 18 years old or above * Working in local schools or education institutions * Willing to participate in mindfulness training voluntarily
Exclusion criteria
* Experiencing severe or unstable mental health condition currently * Completed 8-week mindfulness training previously * Unwilling to go by random assignment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in General Health | Baseline, Immediately after intervention, Two-months after intervention | General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), 12 items, 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (never) to 5 (always) |
| Change in Stress | Baseline, Immediately after intervention, Two-months after intervention | Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), 10 items, 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (never) to 5 (always) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Compassion | Baseline, Immediately after intervention, Two-months after intervention | Compassion scale, 6 items, 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (never) to 5 (always) |
| Change in Self-compassion | Baseline, Immediately after intervention, Two-months after intervention | Self-compassion scale, 6 items, 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (never) to 5 (always) |
| Change in Positive affect | Baseline, Immediately after intervention, Two-months after intervention | Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), 4 items, 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (never) to 5 (always) |
| Change in Mindfulness | Baseline, Immediately after intervention, Two-months after intervention | Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale-Revised (CAMS-R), 12 items, 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (never) to 5 (always) |
| Change in Common humanity | Baseline, Immediately after intervention, Two-months after intervention | Common Humanity scale, 10 items, 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (never) to 5 (always) |
| Change in Negative affect | Baseline, Immediately after intervention, Two-months after intervention | Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), 4 items, 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (never) to 5 (always) |
Countries
Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed