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NCT Number: NCT06125379

Brief Mindfulness-based Intervention for Indonesian Teacher in Rural Area

A randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of the brief mindfulness on teachers' perceived stress and their psychological well-being.

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Key information

Conditions

Stress, Psychological Behavior Behavioral Symptoms

Age range

25 year–55 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ahmad Dahlan University

Yogyakarta, 55166, Indonesia

About this study

Teacher in early childhood education (ECE) in Indonesia is experiencing high intense stress due to work environment, class management, child behaviour problem, and lack administrative support. Stress has also shown negatively impact their psychological well-being, quality of teaching, and to children's' executive function. Research about stress and the effects on teacher well-being is especially lacking for rural schools. They represent a forgotten minority and thus, teacher from rural area need a prompt and direct support in terms of stress management strategies.

This study employs a randomized wait-list controlled trial design (RCT) with an assessment before and after treatment. 4-weeks brief mindfulness-based protocol will be given to 40 teachers as experimental group. 40 other teachers receive wait-list treatment will assign as control group. Measurement of perceived stress level will be using Indonesian version of Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), psychological wellbeing will be measure using Indonesian Well-being Scale (IWS), and mindfulness traits will be measure using Indonesian version of Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ). Data analysis using MANOVA and ANOVA to measure the differences between groups and within groups for all tests and constructs measured.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • minimum two years of work experience as early childhood education teacher.
  • minimum 25 years of age.
  • scoring Moderate (total score 14-26) to High (total score 27-40) perceived stress on PSS-10

Exclusion criteria

  • have received any formal / manualized mindfulness training prior.
  • have ever been diagnosed with chronic stress or other related mental disorders such as anxiety, depression, PTSD.
  • people with a history or tendency to commit suicide.
  • people with addictive substance dependence who are recovering less than one year.

Treatment and study plan

Brief Mindfulness

Behavioral

The mindfulness intervention protocol in this study is an adaptation of the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) protocol with the cultural adaptation suits Indonesia population with addition of Islamic elements (i.e., a series of spiritual approaches) to improve emotional regulation, make sense of their life, be grateful and feel closer to God.

Other names: MindCARE (Mindfulness for Compassion and Relieve Stress)

Primary outcomes

  1. Perceived Stress Scale (PSS

    Time frame: 4 weeks

    The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) is a 10-item questionnaire widely used to assess stress levels in young people and adults aged 12 and above. It evaluates the degree to which an individual has perceived life as unpredictable, uncontrollable and overloading over the previous month. The PSS score is obtained by summing across all items. A total PSS-10 score from 0 to 40 is presented, with higher scores representing higher levels of stress.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Indonesian Well-being Scale (IWS)

    Time frame: 4 weeks

    The IWS is a well-being self-report instrument developed for the Indonesian general population. The scale consisted of 20 favourable items asking the respondent's sense of well-being in five different domains; Basic Needs (BN), Social Relation (SN), Acceptance (SA), Gratitude (GR), and Spirituality (SP). Score is ranging from 20 (minimum) to 100 (maximum), with higher score indicate higer psychological well-being.

  2. Five Facet Mindfulness Scale (FFMQ)

    Time frame: 4 weeks

    The FFMQ consists of 39 items asking the individual to rate the extent to which a statement pertaining to mindfulness is applicable, on a scale from 1(never or rarely true) to 5 (very often or always true). Obtained score ranging from 39 (minimum) to 195 (maximum). Nineteen of the 39 items are reverse scored. These 19 items were reverse-scored prior to analysis, such that higher scores indicate higher mindfulness. Seven of the items comprise the non-reactivity facet, and eight items comprise each of the observing, describing, acting with awareness, and non-judging facets. Total scores for each facet are computed by summing the items after reverse scoring.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

International Islamic University Malaysia

Other

Collaborators

  • Universitas Ahmad Dahlan

Registry information

Official study title

Investigating the Effectiveness of Mindfulness-based Intervention on Teachers' Stress and Psychological Well-being in Rural Indonesia

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2025
First posted
Nov 9, 2023
Registry last updated
May 22, 2025

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