Exploring a Complementary Stress Management and Wellbeing Intervention Model for Teachers: Participant Experience

Stevie-Jae Hepburn, Annemaree Carroll and Louise McCuaig
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Stevie-Jae Hepburn: School of Education, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4067, Australia
Annemaree Carroll: School of Education, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4067, Australia
Louise McCuaig: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4067, Australia

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 17, 1-28

Abstract: Background: work-related stress can have alarming physiological and psychological health impacts, which may permeate into personal and professional contexts. Teachers need to be supported to develop the skills and strategies to effectively identify how stress manifests and how to use simple, practical techniques to manage and reduce the impact of stress. Complementary interventions (CIs) for educators may provide stress management and assist with supporting wellbeing at the individual level. Methods: the convergent mixed-methods study included participant reflections, self-report measures for perceived stress, mindful attention awareness, and subjective wellbeing and biological measures (salivary cortisol levels). Data analysis: inductive thematic analysis and mixed-methods case study design. Results: the participants shared that they experienced benefits in personal and professional contexts, behavioural changes, increased awareness of the impact of stress, and a decrease in the stress response. The participant reflections provided contextual information surrounding the self-report and biological measures. The inferences generated were reflected in both datasets. The findings supported the proposed model linking the mechanisms present in the techniques from the system of yoga and the dimensions of wellbeing. Conclusions: the findings suggest that a CI for educators may provide strategies for supporting wellbeing and assisting with stress management.

Keywords: wellbeing; mindfulness; yoga; stress management; health; teachers; mixed-methods; early career teachers; meditation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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