The Effects of Mindfulness Training on School Staff

University of Wisconsin, Madison19 enrolled

Overview

The primary research objective is to investigate psychological, behavioral, and physiological changes in school staff as a result of undergoing meditation and stress reduction training. Specifically, we hypothesize that school staff undergoing meditation and stress reduction training will show decreased emotional distress on self-report measures, increased sustained attention on a behavioral task, and decreased stress levels as indexed by salivary cortisol.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Teachers

Interventions

Mindfulness-based stress reductionBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Staff from Madison, WI area elementary school Exclusion Criteria: * N/A

Locations (1)

University of Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Self-report; behavioral task; diurnal cortisol

Secondary Outcomes

Self-report measures

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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