Examining the Feasibility and Mental Wellbeing Effects of a Novel Online Mindfulness and Rational Emotive Behaviour Coaching Intervention (M‐REBC) for Corporate Employees
Paul Young, Vivien Chow, Cheryl O. Haslam, Jamie B. Barker
Mental health science April 13, 2026 DOI: 10.1002/mhs2.70044 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Feasibility study with within-subjects repeated measures design and qualitative debrief interviews Randomized Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 14 |
| Population | White-collar corporate workers |
| Duration | Six 60-minute virtual sessions |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | The M-REBC programme was feasible for corporate employees, with high satisfaction, low attrition, and strong adherence, and significant main effects over time for mental wellbeing, perceived stress, mindfulness, resilience, and irrational performance beliefs. The authors recommend larger randomized controlled trials and suggest M-REBC may suit other high-performance settings such as sport and the military. |
Abstract
This study explored the feasibility and potential efficacy of an online psychological coaching programme for white‐collar corporate workers (M‐REBC), based on a combined mindfulness and rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT) approach. The M‐REBC programme was delivered one‐to‐one to participants ( n = 14), over six 60‐min virtual sessions, amounting to over 80 h of psychological coaching across the cohort. Integrating best practice, feasibility was assessed based on the recruitment process, attrition, adherence, and satisfaction with the intervention. Reflexive thematic analysis of debrief interview data also contributed to the feasibility assessment. Supplementary intervention effects were explored quantitatively using a within‐subjects repeated measures experimental design which captured pre, mid‐and‐post‐intervention changes on reliable mental wellbeing, resilience, perceived stress, mindfulness and irrational performance belief measures. Participants reported high satisfaction with the M‐REBC programme, with several linking benefits to the integrative mindfulness and REBT approach. Low attrition rates and strong adherence to the programme components were also recorded. Significant main effects were observed for mental wellbeing, perceived stress, mindfulness, resilience, and irrational performance beliefs. Overall, data indicate M‐REBC feasibility among corporate employees. To build on this feasibility exploration, we recommend that future researchers trial M‐REBC among larger samples, using a randomised controlled design. M‐REBC may be considered in other high‐performance settings such as sport and the military and/or among groups.
Comparable studies
Other experimental studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Cancer patients (clinical intervention study) | 2003 | Mixed methods: scale development, correlational, quasi-experimental, laboratory, experience-sampling, and clinical intervention study | |
| Loving-kindness meditation increases social connectedness. | 2008 | Controlled laboratory experiment | |
| Mindfulness and mind-wandering: Finding convergence through opposing constructs. | 2012 | Two studies: correlational study and experimental study | |
| Mental Training Enhances Attentional Stability: Neural and Behavioral Evidence | 2009 | Experimental study | |
| Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population. Incarcerated population | 2006 | Quasi-experimental with treatment-as-usual control condition |
Citations in the library
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