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Mindfulness-based resilience training to reduce health risk, stress reactivity, and aggression among law enforcement officers: A feasibility and preliminary efficacy trial
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The primary objective of this study was to assess feasibility and gather preliminary outcome data on Mindfulness-Based Resilience Training (MBRT) for law enforcement officers. Participants (n = 61) were randomized to either an 8-week MBRT course or a no intervention control group. Self-report and physiological data were collected at baseline, post-training, and three months following intervention completion. Attendance, adherence, post-training participant feedback, and interventionist fidelity to protocol all demonstrated feasibility of MBRT for law enforcement officers. Compared to no intervention controls, MBRT participants experienced greater reductions in salivary cortisol, self-reported aggression, organizational stress, burnout, sleep disturbance, and reported increases in psychological flexibility and non-reactivity at post-training; however, group differences were not maintained at three-month follow-up. This initial randomized trial suggests MBRT is a feasible intervention. Outcome data suggest MBRT targets key physiological, psychological, and health risk factors in law enforcement officers, consistent with the potential to improve officer health and public safety. However, follow-up training or "booster" sessions may be needed to maintain training gains. A fully powered longitudinal randomized trial is warranted.
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- Authors
- Christopher, M. S., Hunsinger, M., Goerling, L. R. J., Bowen, S., Rogers, B. S., Gross, C. R., Dapolonia, E., & Pruessner, J. C.
- Affiliations
- Pacific University Oregon (US)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- McGill University (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Christopher, Michael S.
- Venue
- Psychiatry Research
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2018-06
- Volume
- 264
- Pages
- 104-115
- ISSN
- 0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC6226556
- OpenAlex
- W2792475185
- Cited by
- 173
- References
- 156
- Citations by year
- 2026: 13 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 31 · 2020: 30 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 21.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Psychiatry Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- KOPS (University of Konstanz) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (R21AT008854)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Keywords
- law enforcement officers, stress reactivity, aggression, burnout, sleep disorders, salivary cortisol, psychological flexibility, intervention feasibility, booster sessions, occupational health
- MeSH terms
- Occupational Stress, Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Aggression, Burnout, Professional, Feasibility Studies, Female, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Male, Occupational Diseases, Risk Factors, Saliva, Sleep Wake Disorders, Police, Treatment Outcome, Risk Reduction Behavior, Resilience, Psychological, Mindfulness
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