| Title: |
Teachers and Mindful Colouring to Tackle Burnout and Increase Mindfulness, Resiliency and Wellbeing |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Czerwinski, Natasha; Egan, Helen; Cook, Amy; Mantzios, Michail (ORCID 0000-0002-7476-3559) |
| Source: |
Contemporary School Psychology. Dec 2021 25(4):535-545. |
| Availability: |
Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
11 |
| Publication Date: |
2021 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: |
Teachers; Teacher Burnout; Stress Variables; Anxiety; Depression (Psychology); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Intervention; Program Effectiveness; Metacognition; Art Activities; Freehand Drawing; Color; Resilience (Psychology); Well Being; Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: |
United Kingdom |
| DOI: |
10.1007/s40688-020-00279-9 |
| ISSN: |
2159-2020 |
| Abstract: |
The number of teachers leaving the profession continues to increase at a worrying rate. Factors contributing to this include burnout, heightened levels of stress, anxiety and depression. The current study tested whether the use of mindful colouring would translate to improvements in wellbeing. Teachers from the UK (n = 35) were randomly assigned to a colouring mindfulness-based intervention or waitlist group. Participants completed four scales (burnout, wellbeing, resilience and mindfulness) and participated in a 5-day intervention of daily mindfulness colouring or continued their working week as usual. Results of repeated-measures ANOVA showed statistically significant lower levels of burnout, stress, depressive symptoms and anxiety in the mindfulness colouring condition, as well as increased levels of resilience and mindfulness. Findings from the current study support the use of mindfulness colouring to significantly enhance levels of wellbeing in teachers. The study also presents an inexpensive, highly accessible and effective self-help tool for this targeted non-clinical population. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2021 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1316638 |
| Database: |
ERIC |