A mindfulness-based program improved psychological flexibility, mental health, well-being, and efficient time use among academics. The eight-week program was offered to 21 participants, while 22 others served as a wait-list control. Self-reported measures showed significant increases in the intervention group compared to controls across all outcomes, including reduced stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms. The results suggest that such programs can help academics manage time better and enhance adaptive functioning and well-being.
Occupational stress is high in academia, partly due to time pressure. A mindfulness-based program offered to academics in a French research department improved psychological flexibility, mental health (stress, anxiety, depression symptoms), well-being, and effective time use compared to a wait-list control group. The intervention group (n = 21) showed significant increases in these self-reported measures after the 8-week program relative to the control group (n = 22). The results suggest that mindfulness-based programs can improve adaptive functioning, well-being, and optimal time use in academia, offering a useful perspective for helping academics improve mental health and time management.