Poehlmann-Tynan Julie, Engbretson Ashleigh, Vigna Abra B, Weymouth Lindsay A, Burnson Cynthia, Zahn-Waxler Carolyn, Kapoor Amita, Gerstein Emily D, Fanning Kerrie A, Raison Charles L
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.
University of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri.
Infant Ment Health J. 2020 Jan;41(1):126-144. doi: 10.1002/imhj.21831. Epub 2019 Oct 4.
This study tests a group-based secular contemplative practice intervention, Cognitively-Based Compassion Training (CBCT), with parents of young children. We report on a randomized controlled preliminary efficacy study. Certified teachers administered CBCT for 20 hr across 8 to 10 weeks in two cohorts of parents with infants and young children. The intervention group was compared to a waitlist control group. Thirty-nine parents and their children, who ranged in age from 4 months to 5 years, were evaluated at pre- and postintervention (n = 25 intervention, n = 14 waitlist control) on hair cortisol concentration. Parents also completed self-administered questionnaires at both time points regarding demographics, physical symptoms of stress, parenting stress, self-compassion, and mindfulness. Children of parents in the CBCT group experienced significant decreases in cortisol at the postintervention assessment, as compared with the control group. However, parent cortisol and self-report measures did not significantly change other than a small effect on clinical levels of parenting stress. CBCT may be a positive new way to intervene with parents to lower infants' and young children's cumulative physiological stress.
本研究对一组基于世俗的沉思练习干预措施——基于认知的慈悲训练（CBCT），应用于幼儿家长群体进行了测试。我们报告了一项随机对照初步疗效研究。认证教师在8至10周内，对两组有婴幼儿的家长实施了为期20小时的CBCT。将干预组与候补对照组进行比较。在干预前后，对39名年龄在4个月至5岁之间的家长及其孩子进行了头发皮质醇浓度评估（干预组n = 25，候补对照组n = 14）。家长们还在两个时间点自行填写了关于人口统计学、压力的身体症状、育儿压力、自我慈悲和正念的问卷。与对照组相比，CBCT组家长的孩子在干预后评估时皮质醇显著下降。然而，除了对育儿压力临床水平有轻微影响外，家长的皮质醇和自我报告测量结果没有显著变化。CBCT可能是一种积极的新方法，用于干预家长，以降低婴幼儿累积的生理压力。
