A group programme may ease burnout in college teachers

The study

1. 01

   Who took part

   240 college teachers who had burnout, split at random into two groups of 120. The abstract gives no ages or sex split.

2. 02

   What they did

   One group had twelve weekly group sessions of 90 minutes each, run by a trained counsellor. They covered positive emotions, strengths, gratitude, meaning and goal setting. The other group got no treatment.

3. 03

   What happened

   By the end, the programme group had less burnout than the other group. Emotional exhaustion fell 26.8% and personal accomplishment rose 22.1%, though the abstract prints no test numbers. Three months later, burnout was still lower than at the start.

What the study found

1. HelpedOther outcomes

   After twelve weekly group sessions, college teachers had less burnout than teachers who got nothing.

   • Action: Do happiness-building exercisestested
   • Action: Build on what already workstested
   • Rule: Practise with a groupused
   • Rule: With a coach or therapistused

   Randomised trial of 240 college teachers with burnout · vs teachers who got no treatment · they rated themselves · ⚠ only a short summary available; groups weren't properly compared; summary claims more than the results show

2. HelpedMotivation

   After the programme, teachers were more confident than teachers who got nothing.

   • Action: Do happiness-building exercisestested
   • Action: Build on what already workstested
   • Rule: Practise with a groupused
   • Rule: With a coach or therapistused

   Randomised trial of 240 college teachers with burnout · vs teachers who got no treatment · they rated themselves · ⚠ only a short summary available; groups weren't properly compared; summary claims more than the results show

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