The effects of a breathing meditation program on job satisfaction and mindfulness in early childhood teachers
Jihyeon Cho
Journal of Meditation based Psychological Counseling December 31, 2025 DOI: 10.12972/mpca.2025.35.2 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Pre-post intervention study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Early childhood teachers |
| Intervention | Breathing meditation program |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Education |
| Key points | Participation in a breathing meditation program significantly increased job satisfaction but did not significantly increase mindfulness. |
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a breathing meditation program on job satisfaction and mindfulness in early childhood teachers. The research questions were as follows: First, will participation in a breathing meditation program affect early childhood teachers’ job satisfaction? Second, will participation in a breathing meditation program affect early childhood teachers’ mindfulness? The results of the study are as follows. First, participation in the breathing meditation program significantly increased the mean scores of the sub-factors of early childhood teachers’ job satisfaction, including job satisfaction, relationships with co-teachers, compensation and benefits, and social recognition, as well as the overall scale. Second, participation in the breathing meditation program increased the mean post-test scores of the early childhood teachers’ mindfulness sub-factors and the overall scale compared to the pre-test scores, but the difference in mean scores was not significant. The significance of this study lies in the practical implementation of breathing meditation as a method to enhance early childhood teachers’ job satisfaction and the verification of its effectiveness through pre- and post-test tests.
Comparable studies
Other non-randomized and open-label trials on meditation, most cited first.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Exploring self‐compassion and empathy in the context of mindfulness‐based stress reduction (MBSR) Community sample | 2010 | Pre-post intervention study | |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Lowers Psychological Distress In Medical Students Second-year medical students | 2003 | Prospective nonrandomized cohort-controlled study | n = 302 |
| Intensive meditation training, immune cell telomerase activity, and psychological mediators. Retreat participants and matched controls | 2011 | Controlled trial with wait-list control group | n = 60 |
| The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training for Children with ADHD and Mindful Parenting for their Parents Children aged 8-12 with ADHD and their parents | 2011 | Within-group waitlist controlled trial | n = 22 |