Spirituality and Prayer on Teacher Stress and Burnout in an Italian Cohort: A Pilot, Before-After Controlled Study
Spirituality and Prayer on Teacher Stress and Burnout in an Italian Cohort: A Pilot, Before-After Controlled Study
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DOI：
10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02933
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发表时间：
2020-01-21
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3.8
通讯作者：
Magnavita, Nicola
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作者：
Chirico, Francesco;Sharma, Manoj;Magnavita, Nicola
教学是一个压力很大的职业，使工人面临倦怠的风险。涉及更高精神功能的技术，如超验冥想和祈祷，已被用于压力和倦怠预防计划。在这项研究中，我们报告的结果进行了一组教师的宗教研究所，其中祈祷被用来作为一种技术，以防止burnus.MethodsFifty教师和支持工作人员在天主教学校的一个教会的修女自愿参加这项研究的经验。将患者随机分为两组：祈祷治疗组（n = 25）和对照组（n = 25）。治疗方案是基于个人基督教祈祷和祈祷反思的焦点小组相结合。参与者每周接受两次30分钟的培训，为期2个月。工作满意度，幸福感和倦怠症状（情绪衰竭和人格解体的子量表）进行了测量，在基线和随访（4个月）与意大利版本的Maslach倦怠量表验证的教学和教育部门，一般健康问卷，和Warr，库克，和墙的工作满意度Scale.ResultsAt后续，所有结果的措施显着改善进行了观察。情绪衰竭（16.80-4.92，p < 0.001）、去人格化（3.72-0.60，p < 0.001）和心理损伤（10.08-2.04，p < 0.001）水平显著降低，工作满意度（45.96-77.00，p < 0.001）显著提高。治疗干预的效应量（Glass' Delta）范围从0.53（满意度）到2.87（心理健康），表明中等到大的影响。DiscussionPrayer可能是有效的，不亚于冥想和其他精神或身心技术，在对比职业压力的负面影响和防止教师和可能的其他人类服务专业人员的倦怠。
IntroductionTeaching is a stressful profession that exposes workers to the risk of burnout. Techniques involving higher mental functions, such as transcendental meditation and prayer, have been used in stress and burnout prevention programs. In this study, we report the results of an experience conducted in a group of teachers of a religious institute, in which prayer was used as a technique to prevent burnout.MethodsFifty teachers and support staff employed at a Catholic school of a Congregation of nuns volunteered for this study. They were randomized into two groups: prayer treatment (n = 25) or control group (n = 25). The treatment protocol was based on the combination of individual Christian prayer and a focus group of prayer-reflection. The participants received two 30 min training sessions a week over 2 months. Job satisfaction, well-being, and burnout symptoms (emotional exhaustion and depersonalization sub-scales) were measured at baseline and at follow-up (4 months) with the Italian versions of the Maslach Burnout Inventory validated for teaching and education sector, the General Health Questionnaire, and the Warr, Cook, and Wall's Job Satisfaction Scale.ResultsAt follow-up, a significant improvement of all outcome measures was observed. Emotional exhaustion (16.80-4.92, p < 0.001), depersonalization (3.72-0.60, p < 0.001) levels, and psychological impairment (10.08-2.04, p < 0.001) were significantly decreased, and job satisfaction (45.96-77.00, p < 0.001) was increased. The effect sizes (Glass' Delta) of the therapeutic interventions ranged from 0.53 (satisfaction level) to 2.87 (psychological health), suggesting moderate to large effects.DiscussionPrayer could be effective, no less than meditation and other spiritual or mind-body techniques, in contrasting the negative effects of occupational stress and preventing burnout among teachers and possibly other human service professionals.