Meditation Project Flanders: the effects of meditation on teacher well-being and functioning during COVID-19
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Wide array of occupational well-being dimensions (e.g., perceived stress, emotional exhaustion, affect, concentration, sleep, vitality, job satisfaction, self-efficacy)Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN61170784
- Lead Sponsor
- Ghent University
- Brief Summary
2023 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292406 (added 04/06/2024)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 363
Inclusion Criteria
Participants must work as an elementary school teacher in Flanders or Brussels
Exclusion Criteria
Does not meet inclusion criteria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method A wide array of well-being measures are used in this project. Each of these measures was administered using self-report questionnaires at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months:<br>1. Stress is measured using the Perceived Stress Scale<br>2. Emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation were measured using the Maslach Burnout Inventory<br>3. Affect was measured using the Positive and Negative Affect Scale<br>4. Concentration problems were measured by a single question of the PISA questionnaire tapping into its frequency<br>5. Sleep problems were measured by a single question of the PISA questionnaire tapping into its frequency<br>6. Musculoskeletal problems were measured by three items of the PISA questionnaire that tapped into the frequency of muscle pain, back pain, and neck pain<br>7. Vitality was measured using the Subjective Vitality Scale <br>8. Life satisfaction was measured using the Satisfaction With Life Scale<br>9. Meaningfulness was measured using the Meaning Of Life Scale<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method