A well-being promotion program increases self-compassion, active coping and emotion regulation among providers who work with children and families
Abstract This study examined the effects of the REsilient Attitudes and Living for Professionals (REAL Pro) prevention intervention on the well-being of professionals who work with children and families. The program combines mindfulness and self-compassion practices with cognitive-behavioral tools t...
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| author | Liliana J. Lengua Rebecca Calhoun Ignatius Balinbin Robyn Long Katie Malloy Spink Marie Angeles |
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| description | Abstract This study examined the effects of the REsilient Attitudes and Living for Professionals (REAL Pro) prevention intervention on the well-being of professionals who work with children and families. The program combines mindfulness and self-compassion practices with cognitive-behavioral tools that aim to promote improved stress management, emotion regulation and well-being, and was evaluated with early childhood (n = 87) and K-12 educators (n = 40), staff serving youth in out-of-school or after-school settings (n = 31), and medical providers (n = 35). Participants completed pre- and post-test assessments, reporting on measures of stress management (perceived stress, self-compassion), emotion regulation (dysregulation, active coping, denial), and well-being (flourishing, resilience, burnout, secondary trauma symptoms). Dependent sample t-tests were conducted, showing significant improvement from pre- to post-test in self-compassion, emotion regulation, active coping, and a trend toward increased resilience. Three-month follow-up in a small subset of the sample (n = 11) suggested potential delayed reduction in burnout and secondary trauma symptoms. Satisfaction surveys and qualitative data indicated high participant satisfaction with the program and that participants made use of and perceived benefits from the skills for themselves and their clients. The preventive intervention shows promise for providing professionals with tools for stress management and emotion regulation, with the potential for reducing burnout in providers working with children and families who tend to experience substantial work-related stress. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c97ef71ac6f7467ebb6ecaef4bea85952025-08-20T04:01:47ZengBMCBMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies2662-76712025-08-0125111210.1186/s12906-025-05043-1A well-being promotion program increases self-compassion, active coping and emotion regulation among providers who work with children and familiesLiliana J. Lengua0Rebecca Calhoun1Ignatius Balinbin2Robyn Long3Katie Malloy Spink4Marie Angeles5University of WashingtonUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of WashingtonAbstract This study examined the effects of the REsilient Attitudes and Living for Professionals (REAL Pro) prevention intervention on the well-being of professionals who work with children and families. The program combines mindfulness and self-compassion practices with cognitive-behavioral tools that aim to promote improved stress management, emotion regulation and well-being, and was evaluated with early childhood (n = 87) and K-12 educators (n = 40), staff serving youth in out-of-school or after-school settings (n = 31), and medical providers (n = 35). Participants completed pre- and post-test assessments, reporting on measures of stress management (perceived stress, self-compassion), emotion regulation (dysregulation, active coping, denial), and well-being (flourishing, resilience, burnout, secondary trauma symptoms). Dependent sample t-tests were conducted, showing significant improvement from pre- to post-test in self-compassion, emotion regulation, active coping, and a trend toward increased resilience. Three-month follow-up in a small subset of the sample (n = 11) suggested potential delayed reduction in burnout and secondary trauma symptoms. Satisfaction surveys and qualitative data indicated high participant satisfaction with the program and that participants made use of and perceived benefits from the skills for themselves and their clients. The preventive intervention shows promise for providing professionals with tools for stress management and emotion regulation, with the potential for reducing burnout in providers working with children and families who tend to experience substantial work-related stress.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-025-05043-1Child and family providersMindfulnessSelf-compassionCopingEmotion regulationIntervention |
| spellingShingle | Liliana J. Lengua Rebecca Calhoun Ignatius Balinbin Robyn Long Katie Malloy Spink Marie Angeles A well-being promotion program increases self-compassion, active coping and emotion regulation among providers who work with children and families BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies Child and family providers Mindfulness Self-compassion Coping Emotion regulation Intervention |
| title | A well-being promotion program increases self-compassion, active coping and emotion regulation among providers who work with children and families |
| title_full | A well-being promotion program increases self-compassion, active coping and emotion regulation among providers who work with children and families |
| title_fullStr | A well-being promotion program increases self-compassion, active coping and emotion regulation among providers who work with children and families |
| title_full_unstemmed | A well-being promotion program increases self-compassion, active coping and emotion regulation among providers who work with children and families |
| title_short | A well-being promotion program increases self-compassion, active coping and emotion regulation among providers who work with children and families |
| title_sort | well being promotion program increases self compassion active coping and emotion regulation among providers who work with children and families |
| topic | Child and family providers Mindfulness Self-compassion Coping Emotion regulation Intervention |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-025-05043-1 |
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