A manual-based group program to improve mental health: what kind of teachers are interested and who stands to benefit from this program?

Unterbrink, Thomas; Pfeifer, Ruth; Krippeit, Lorena; Zimmermann, Lars; Rose, Uwe; Joos, Andreas; Hartmann, Armin; Wirsching, Michael; Bauer, Joachim

doi:10.1007/s00420-012-0832-y

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“…In addition to improving mental health in general (27,28), the baseline of the assessed health measures was the strongest predictor of health improvement (29). Consequently, teachers who suffered most benefited most from the intervention.…”

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Teacher Self-Efficacy and Mental Health—Their Intricate Relation to Professional Resources and Attitudes in an Established Manual-Based Psychological Group Program

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Introduction: Teaching is considered a mentally challenging occupation. Teacher self-efficacy is a personal resource which buffers the experience of stress and may be important in maintaining mental health. The preventive intervention “Manual-Based Psychological Group Program for Teachers” (MBPGPT) was applied and evaluated state-wide to improve the mental health of teachers. This study aims to investigate the intricate relation between teacher self-efficacy and mental health and their changes in the course of the intervention.Method: Using a single-group pre-/post-design, the relation between teacher self-efficacy and mental health was investigated in 742 teachers. Pre- and post-changes in teacher self-efficacy and their interaction with mental health were examined in a subsample of 171 teachers, who met the conservative inclusion criteria. In ancillary analyses, correlations with underlying changes in work-related behavior and experience patterns were analyzed to better understand the intricate link between teacher self-efficacy and mental health.Results: Teacher self-efficacy showed a significant, moderate correlation with mental health. Self-efficacy was moderately higher after the intervention than before the intervention, but independent of changes in mental health. Teacher self-efficacy was related to work-related psychological resistance and positive emotions. An increase in teacher self-efficacy was accompanied by an improvement in life satisfaction and distancing ability. A decrease in teacher self-efficacy went hand in hand with reduced experience of social support.Discussion: This study confirmed teacher self-efficacy as an important, reliable resource and its correlation with psychological resistance. The absence of a control group limits what causal conclusions can be drawn from the study. Nevertheless, self-efficacy seems to be a worthwhile goal of preventive interventions for teachers and should be promoted due to its wide-ranging implications. Suggestions for further studies and interventions are made.

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Teacher Self-Efficacy and Mental Health—Their Intricate Relation to Professional Resources and Attitudes in an Established Manual-Based Psychological Group Program

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“…Several features of our study might contribute to an explanation of why our worksite SMI can maintain such long-term effectiveness. First, one earlier intervention study based on the ERI model found that people who were highly motivated to participate benefited most [ 41 ]. Our MAN-GO study actively involved members of the workers' association (“Meisterverein”) representing our target group in the planning of the study.…”

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Long-Term Effectiveness of a Stress Management Intervention at Work: A 9-Year Follow-Up Study Based on a Randomized Wait-List Controlled Trial in Male Managers

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Barrech

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BioMed Research International

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Objective Short- and medium-term effectiveness (up to 3 years) of individual level stress management interventions (SMI) at work were demonstrated, yet long-term effectiveness remains unexplored. We therefore aimed to address this research gap. Methods 94 male middle managers participated in a randomized wait-list controlled trial between 2006 and 2008 and in a post-trial-follow-up survey in 2015. During the first two years, all received an 18-hour psychotherapeutic SMI intervention which was based on the Effort-Reward Imbalance (ERI) model: tackling stressor on mismatch between effort and reward and promoting recovery on overcommitment. Work stress (i.e., ERI indicators) was the primary outcome, and the secondary outcome was depressive symptoms. The long-term effectiveness of the SMI was examined by mixed modeling, using an external control group (n = 94). Results Effort and reward were substantially improved with significant intervention ⁎ time interaction effects (p < 0.001) compared to the external control group; effects on overcommitment and depressive symptoms were also significant (p < 0.05 and p < 0.01, resp.), though their trajectories in the intervention group were less sustainable. Conclusions The effectiveness of this psychotherapeutic SMI at work based on the ERI model was observed over a 9-year period, particularly on the effort-reward ratio.

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“…Para tal, realizaram um relato de experiências vivenciadas junto a este grupo. E, por fim,Unterbrink et al (2014) estudaram moderadores do interesse e da melhora dos participantes da prática sob estudo, a partir de abordagem quantitativa, valendo-se de dados de uma pesquisa maior, de natureza experimental, controlada e randomizada para realizar comparações entre (1) pessoas que manifestaram interesse e desinteresse por participar intervenção e (2) subgrupos de participantes, separados de acordo com o aproveitamento da prática, em termos de benefícios obtidos e mensurados previamente. Vale explicitar que no caso deste estudo, diferentemente dos anteriores, os moderadores foram situados no âmbito individual, em termos de características dos participantes como preditores da motivação para participação e dos resultados obtidos com a prática.…”

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Práticas grupais de promoção e prevenção em saúde mental: revisão da literatura

Prado

Cardoso

2022

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A promoção da saúde e a prevenção da doença têm se consolidado como eixos estratégicos no campo da saúde mental, e os grupos são recursos privilegiados para operacionalizá-los. O objetivo deste trabalho foi realizar uma revisão sistemática da literatura científica, nacional e internacional, sobre práticas grupais de promoção e de prevenção em saúde mental, buscando mapear e analisar as práticas grupais realizadas, bem como as pesquisas desenvolvidas para investigá-las. Foram analisados 24 artigos, recuperados das bases de dados PsycINFO, Scopus e Scielo. Majoritariamente, as práticas grupais encontradas caracterizaram-se como programas estruturados, de tamanhos reduzidos, homogêneos em relação aos participantes e direcionados a populações específicas. Em relação às pesquisas, identificou-se o predomínio de avaliações de resultados destas práticas, a partir da perspectiva dos participantes, e com o uso de métodos quantitativos. Com base nos resultados da revisão, foi possível discutir as especificidades, as intersecções e as sobreposições da intencionalidade preventiva e daquela promotora de saúde mental, quando atualizadas por meio de práticas grupais, apontando para a importância de investimentos teórico-filosóficos no campo.

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A manual-based group program to improve mental health: what kind of teachers are interested and who stands to benefit from this program?

Abstract: Intervention programs aiming at alleviating the mental stress of teachers find the interest of those who need it most. More importantly, the latter are the ones who--at least if our program is applied-benefit best.

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Teacher Self-Efficacy and Mental Health—Their Intricate Relation to Professional Resources and Attitudes in an Established Manual-Based Psychological Group Program

Teacher Self-Efficacy and Mental Health—Their Intricate Relation to Professional Resources and Attitudes in an Established Manual-Based Psychological Group Program

Long-Term Effectiveness of a Stress Management Intervention at Work: A 9-Year Follow-Up Study Based on a Randomized Wait-List Controlled Trial in Male Managers

Práticas grupais de promoção e prevenção em saúde mental: revisão da literatura

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