Bolstering Cognitive Resilience via Train-the-Trainer Delivery of Mindfulness Training in Applied High-Demand Settings

Objectives Mindfulness training (MT) guidelines recommend that trainers have familiarity and knowledge of the training group as well as extensive MT expertise. Herein, a “train-the-trainer” (TTT) dissemination model was investigated for military service members whose access to MT is threatened by a...

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Published in:Mindfulness 2020-03, Vol.11 (3), p.683-697
Main Authors: Jha, Amishi P., Zanesco, Anthony P., Denkova, Ekaterina, Morrison, Alexandra B., Ramos, Nicolas, Chichester, Keith, Gaddy, John W., Rogers, Scott L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Child and School Psychology
Cognitive enhancement
Cognitive Psychology
Didacticism
Military exercises
Military personnel
Military service
Mindfulness
Original Paper
Pediatrics
Psychology
Public Health
Social Sciences
Teaching
Trainers
Training
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Summary:Objectives Mindfulness training (MT) guidelines recommend that trainers have familiarity and knowledge of the training group as well as extensive MT expertise. Herein, a “train-the-trainer” (TTT) dissemination model was investigated for military service members whose access to MT is threatened by a scarcity of qualified trainers. Methods US Army Master Resilience Trainer-Performance Experts (PEs), who had extensive familiarity with soldiers but no prior MT experience, participated in an MT practicum, and then delivered a 4-week MT program (Mindfulness-Based Attention Training, MBAT) contextualized for military personnel. Soldiers ( n  = 180) undergoing intensive military field training over the study interval were recruited as participants. MBAT was delivered to soldiers by PEs ( n  = 89) or by a trainer with extensive MT experience (Mindfulness Expert; ME, n  = 45) but no military familiarity. The remaining participants served as no-training controls (NTC, n  = 46). Soldiers’ performance on sustained attention and working memory (WM) tasks was assessed before (week 0, T1) and after MBAT delivery (week 5, T2), and again 4 weeks later (week 10, T3). Results For all participants, sustained attention and WM performance declined over the high-demand field training interval ( p  
ISSN:1868-8527
1868-8535
DOI:10.1007/s12671-019-01284-7