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  • Psychology
  • Education
  • Mindfulness Studies

Background:

  • Teachers face high rates of psychological distress.
  • Teacher mental health impacts educational quality.
  • Proactive interventions are needed to support educators.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of a mindfulness training program.
  • To reduce psychological distress among secondary school teachers.
  • To assess the long-term impact of mindfulness on teacher well-being.

Main Methods:

  • Quasi-experimental design with 68 secondary school teachers.
  • Intervention group received mindfulness training; control group did not.
  • Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) used for pre- and post-intervention assessment.

Main Results:

  • Significant reductions in global psychological distress measures (GSI, PDI, PST) in the intervention group.
  • All dimensions of psychological distress (somatization, depression, anxiety, etc.) significantly decreased.
  • Positive effects were sustained for four months post-intervention.

Conclusions:

  • Mindfulness training is an effective intervention for reducing teacher psychological distress.
  • The benefits of mindfulness training for teachers are long-lasting.
  • Implementing mindfulness programs can improve teacher mental health and well-being.