Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, and Achievement Goal Orientations in Teacher Education
Uluslararası Türk Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi November 29, 2025 Esma Nur Gözütok, Ahmet Serhat Gözütok
An 8-week mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) increased perceived mindfulness, self-compassion, and mastery-approach goal orientation among prospective teachers in a quasi-experimental design. The intervention did not significantly affect mastery-avoidance or performance-avoidance goals and was associated with a decrease in performance-approach goals. The findings suggest that integrating MBIs into teacher-education programs may strengthen personal resources and adaptive motivational orientations. Future randomized trials with larger samples and follow-up are needed to test durability and mechanisms.