The study will address the following specific aims: (1) assess the impact of the BWCW program on teacher stress and physical activity, (2) Examine feasibility of collecting cortisol.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
244
Be Well Care Well addresses teacher well-being through activities implemented in the classroom aimed at reducing teacher stress and improving physical activity. A subset of teachers involved in the program will complete classroom observations and cortisol testing to examine additional measures of stress.
MUSC Department of Psychiatry
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Change in Score of Child Worker Job Stress Inventory
The Child Worker Job Stress Inventory is a survey used to measure job stress via questionnaire that the childcare worker completes. This survey measure contains 22 items that range from 22 (low levels of stress) to 110 (High Levels of Stress). A higher score on each item represents higher child worker stress. The total score is utilized in this study with higher total score representing higher reported child worker job stress.
Time frame: Baseline and 1 year follow-up
Change in Score on the Devereux Adult Resilience Survey
The Devereux Adult Resilience Survey (DARS) is a 23-item self-report measure assessing personal strengths and resilience. Each item is scored from 0 (Not Yet) to 2 (Almost Always), yielding a raw total score range of 0-46. In this study, subscale scores (e.g., relationships, internal beliefs, professional skills) may be combined or analyzed separately. If a composite score is used, the method of combination (e.g., summing across subscales) will be specified in the analysis plan.
Time frame: Baseline and 1-year follow-up
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