Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for elementary school teachers: a randomized controlled trial Table 1 Baseline Demographic Characteristics participants total and by group (continued) Total N = 138 n (%) MBSR n = 67 n (%) Control n = 71 n (%) Being treated for psychological symptoms No 35 (74.5) 18 (78.3) 17 (70.8) Yes 12 (25.5) 5 (21.7) 7 (29.2) Psychological complaints before No 84 (60.9) 40 (59.7) 44 (62.0) Yes 54 (39.1) 27 (40.3) 27 (38.0) Treatment before No 22 (30.6) 13 (35.1) 9 (25.7) Yes 50 (69.4) 24 (64.9) 26 (74.3) Professional Type of education teaching Regular elementary school 131 (94.9) 62 (92.5) 69 (97.1) Elementary school special needs 7 (5.2) 5 (7.5) 2 (2.9) Teaching group 1-4 66 (47.8) 30 (44.8) 36 (50.7) 5-8 60 (43.5) 29 (43.3) 31 (43.7) Combination 3,4,5 of 6,7,8 12 (8.7) 8 (11.9) 4 (5.6) Years of employment < 2 25 (18.1) 14 (20.9) 11 (15.5) 2-5 21 (15.2) 10 (14.9) 11 (15.5) 5-10 11 (8.0) 6 (9.0) 5 (6.0) 10-20 49 (35.5) 21 (31.3) 28 (39.4) 20-30 24 (17.4) 9 (13.4) 15 (21.1) >30 8 (5.8) 7 (10.5) 1 (1.4) Days a week teaching (M) 3.9 4.0 4.0 School weight < regional average 73 (52.9) 36 (53.7) 37 (52.1) ≥ regional average 65 (47.1) 31 (46.3) 34 (47.9) 4
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