Effects of brief dialectical behavior therapy skills training on Malay-speaking school teachers: a controlled study

Shian‐Ling Keng and Nicholas Tze Ping Pang and Clarissa Tanin and Yee Hsuen Cheng and Andrea Wong and Noor Melissa Binti Nor Hadi (2024) Effects of brief dialectical behavior therapy skills training on Malay-speaking school teachers: a controlled study. Psychology in the Schools, 61 (1). pp. 1-17.

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Abstract

School teachers are susceptible to mental health issues due to the challenging responsibilities the teaching profession entails. While several interventions have demonstrated effectiveness in improving teachers' social emotional competencies and mental health outcomes, little work has examined the potential of dialectical behavior therapy–skills training (DBT‐ST) in improving teacher outcomes. This study aimed to assess the effects of a five‐session, Malay‐translated DBT‐ST on psychological symptoms (anxiety, depression, stress, burnout), social‐ emotional competencies, DBT skills use, and dysfunctional coping in a sample of school teachers in East Malaysia. Fifty‐ three participants were recruited and assigned into DBT‐ST or a control group, consisting of attending a mental health talk. Analyses showed that DBT‐ST participants reported greater decreases in student‐related burnout and dysfunctional coping, and greater increases in DBT skills use compared to the control group from pre‐ to post‐intervention. There were no between‐ condition differences on changes in other mental health outcomes, though session attendance was linked positively to improvements in several outcomes in the DBT‐ST condition. Analyses of post‐intervention feedback indicated that brief DBT‐ST was deemed acceptable and feasible among the research participants. In conclusion, DBT‐ST holds promise as an intervention to lower student‐related burnout and facilitate adaptive coping among school teachers.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	Dialectical behavior therapy, mental health, skills training, social emotional competencies, teachers
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology > BF1-990 Psychology > BF636-637 Applied psychology L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB5-3640 Theory and practice of education > LB1705-2286 Education and training of teachers and administrators R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC31-1245 Internal medicine > RC321-571 Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Department:	FACULTY > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Depositing User:	ABDULLAH BIN SABUDIN -
Date Deposited:	20 Nov 2024 12:29
Last Modified:	20 Nov 2024 12:29
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41964

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