Cultivating teacher mindfulness: Effects of a randomized controlled trial on work, home, and sleep outcomes

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 138-152

  Crain, Tori L ^a   Schonert Reichl, Kimberly A ^b   Roeser, Robert W ^c  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mindfulness; Randomized controlled trial (RCT); Sleep; Teachers; Well being

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; CANADA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; SLEEP QUALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEACHER; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE; WORKPLACE MINDFULNESS TRAINING; ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; SCHOOL; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY; WORK;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CANADA; EMOTIONS; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SCHOOLS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WORK;

EID: 84975093504     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: 19391307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/ocp0000043     Document Type: Article

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