The Effect of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Behavior Therapy on Occupational Stress Management

Occupational stress is one of the leading work-related factors that influence the health of employees and their ability to work. Stress at work is unavoidable due to changing and increasing demands and types of work. The teaching profession is one of the most stressful jobs with a high level of psychological morbidity globally. Stress may occur together with common mental disorders, which are one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. However, very little is known about the occurrence of occupational stress among schoolteachers. Several interventions have been designed to help school teachers to cope with stress. However, lifestyle modification intervention is not well explored, therefore, this study aims to evaluate the impact of lifestyle modification intervention on occupational stress management among community-level schoolteachers. Through effective intervention tools, workplace health can be enhanced, and the well-being of schoolteachers could be maintained.

Inclusion Criteria:In community schools, teachers who are employed at least one year before the survey and have a work contract of more than one year until the time of the survey;Teachers teaching in grades 9 and 10;Teacher of working age between 18 and 60 years;Teacher with any educational background and level; andTeacher who teaches any subjects at the secondary level (grades 9 and 10).Exclusion Criteria:Teacher with a short-term contract (less than 1 year);Teacher employed for extra class or substitute;Currently pregnant or those are on maternity leave; andTeacher who is on study leave or absence due to long-term sickness.