TY - JOUR
T1 - Stress Management and Resiliency Training for public school teachers and staff
T2 - A novel intervention to enhance resilience and positively impact student interactions
AU - Chesak, Sherry S.
AU - Khalsa, Tejinder K.
AU - Bhagra, Anjali
AU - Jenkins, Sarah M.
AU - Bauer, Brent A.
AU - Sood, Amit
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2019/11
Y1 - 2019/11
N2 - Background: Burnout in teachers has been linked to decreased effectiveness as educators, and suboptimal interactions with students. The purpose of this pilot study was to assess the outcomes of a brief Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) program for public school staff. Materials and methods: This single-arm, prospective trial involved an investigation of the effects of a brief SMART program on participant stress, anxiety, resilience, gratitude, happiness, life satisfaction, and quality of life (QOL). Results: Significant improvements were noted in participant anxiety (P < 0.001), stress (P = 0.003), gratitude (P = 0.001), happiness (P < 0.001), life satisfaction (P < 0.001), and QOL (P < 0.001). Most participants reported that the skills learned positively affected interactions with students (77.2%) and coworkers (72.2%). Conclusions: The SMART program showed promising effectiveness for improving anxiety, stress, gratitude, happiness, life satisfaction and QOL. Given the prevalence and impact of teacher burnout, larger, controlled trials and broader dissemination of the intervention are warranted.
AB - Background: Burnout in teachers has been linked to decreased effectiveness as educators, and suboptimal interactions with students. The purpose of this pilot study was to assess the outcomes of a brief Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) program for public school staff. Materials and methods: This single-arm, prospective trial involved an investigation of the effects of a brief SMART program on participant stress, anxiety, resilience, gratitude, happiness, life satisfaction, and quality of life (QOL). Results: Significant improvements were noted in participant anxiety (P < 0.001), stress (P = 0.003), gratitude (P = 0.001), happiness (P < 0.001), life satisfaction (P < 0.001), and QOL (P < 0.001). Most participants reported that the skills learned positively affected interactions with students (77.2%) and coworkers (72.2%). Conclusions: The SMART program showed promising effectiveness for improving anxiety, stress, gratitude, happiness, life satisfaction and QOL. Given the prevalence and impact of teacher burnout, larger, controlled trials and broader dissemination of the intervention are warranted.
KW - Anxiety
KW - Burnout
KW - Gratitude
KW - Resilience
KW - Stress Management
KW - Teachers
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.08.001
DO - 10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.08.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 31445365
AN - SCOPUS:85070932486
SN - 1744-3881
VL - 37
SP - 32
EP - 38
JO - Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
JF - Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
ER -