Cheung Rebecca Y M, Chan Stanley K C, Chui Harold, Chan Wing Man, Ngai Sammy Y S
School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, Harry Pitt Building, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Reading, RG6 6ES UK.
Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Mindfulness (N Y). 2022;13(11):2812-2826. doi: 10.1007/s12671-022-01998-1. Epub 2022 Oct 7.
Parental self-care is extremely important in the face of stress throughout parenthood. A 21-day online mindfulness-based intervention was developed that was aimed at enhancing parental well-being. The present study evaluated this intervention by examining its initial efficacy on parents' mindfulness, parenting stress, subjective well-being, and symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Participants were 273 parents (90.11% mothers) who were randomly assigned to the 21-day mindfulness-based intervention group ( = 136) or waitlist control group ( = 137). Pre-intervention assessment, immediate post-intervention assessment, and 30-day follow-up assessment were conducted to assess parents' mindfulness, parenting stress, subjective well-being, and symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Linear mixed models indicated that the group × time effects on subjective well-being, anxiety symptoms, and mindfulness were significant, after controlling for sex, age, education, income, habit of mindfulness practice, hours of weekly mindfulness practice, and diagnostic history of psychiatric disorder. Follow-up analyses indicated that compared to baseline, participants from the intervention group reported significantly greater subjective well-being and mindfulness, and fewer symptoms of anxiety than did those from the waitlist control group. The group × time effects on parenting stress and depressive symptoms were non-significant. Exploratory findings further suggested practicality and perceived acceptability of the intervention.
This study showed initial efficacy of a 21-day online mindfulness-based intervention on parents' subjective well-being, anxiety symptoms, and mindfulness. The findings inform researchers and practitioners about the utility of a brief mindfulness-based intervention in promotion parental well-being. Other areas of feasibility warrant future investigation.
在为人父母的整个过程中，面对压力时父母的自我关怀极其重要。我们开发了一项基于正念的为期21天的在线干预措施，旨在提升父母的幸福感。本研究通过考察该干预措施对父母正念、育儿压力、主观幸福感以及抑郁和焦虑症状的初始效果来对其进行评估。
参与者为273名父母（90.11%为母亲），他们被随机分配到基于正念的21天干预组（n = 136）或候补对照组（n = 137）。在干预前、干预后即刻以及30天随访时进行评估，以评定父母的正念、育儿压力、主观幸福感以及抑郁和焦虑症状。
线性混合模型表明，在控制了性别、年龄、教育程度、收入、正念练习习惯、每周正念练习时长以及精神疾病诊断史后，组×时间对主观幸福感、焦虑症状和正念的影响具有显著性。随访分析表明，与基线相比，干预组的参与者报告的主观幸福感和正念显著更高，焦虑症状比候补对照组的参与者更少。组×时间对育儿压力和抑郁症状的影响不显著。探索性结果进一步表明了该干预措施的实用性和可接受性。
本研究显示了一项基于正念的为期21天的在线干预措施对父母主观幸福感、焦虑症状和正念的初始效果。这些发现为研究人员和从业者提供了关于简短的基于正念的干预措施在促进父母幸福感方面效用的信息。其他可行性领域值得未来研究。
