Mindfulness training improves employee well-being: A randomized controlled trial.
Jeremiah Slutsky, Brian Chin, Julianna Raye, J. David Creswell
Journal of Occupational Health Psychology October 18, 2018 DOI: 10.1037/ocp0000132 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Randomized controlled trial Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 60 |
| Population | Employees of a midwestern marketing firm |
| Intervention | Mindfulness training |
| Duration | 6-week intervention |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Psycinfo Job satisfaction Randomized controlled trial Psychological intervention Job performance Clinical psychology Applied psychology Life satisfaction Physical therapy Medline |
| Citations | 103 |
| Key findings | A 6-week mindfulness training program led to significantly greater improvement in attentional focus at work and decreases in work-life conflict compared with a half-day seminar, with marginal improvement in job satisfaction. |
Abstract
Organizations are turning toward behavioral interventions with the aim of improving employee well-being and job performance. Mindfulness training has been suggested as one type of intervention that can achieve these goals, but few active treatment randomized controlled trials have been conducted. We conducted a randomized controlled trial among employees of a midwestern marketing firm (n = 60) that compared the effects of 6-week mindfulness training program with that of a half-day mindfulness training seminar comparison program on employee well-being outcomes. Although both groups improved comparably on job productivity, the 6-week mindfulness training group had significantly greater improvement in attentional focus at work and decreases in work-life conflict, as well as a marginal improvement in job satisfaction compared with the half-day seminar comparison group. These findings suggest that although small doses of mindfulness training may be sufficient to foster increased perceptions of job productivity, longer term mindfulness training programs are needed to improve focus, job satisfaction, and a positive relationship to work. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).