Mindful Self-Compassion Smartphone Intervention for Worker Mental Health
Practical Solutions and Value Highlights:
Mental health issues among workers in Japan lead to significant losses for companies. Workers often face time constraints, limiting their access to psychological support. To address this, a smartphone app was developed to provide brief guided mindfulness meditation (MM) and self-compassion meditation (SCM) to improve mental health and work-related outcomes.
Study Design:
The study is an open-label, 3-arm randomized controlled trial. 200 participants were recruited, meeting specific inclusion criteria, and were randomly assigned to an SCM course, an MM course, or a waitlist group. Additionally, the participants were instructed to engage in daily self-help exercises lasting 6-12 minutes per day over 4 weeks.
Outcome Measures:
Primary outcomes to be assessed include psychological distress and job performance, while secondary outcomes include somatic symptoms, cognitive flexibility, self-esteem, self-compassion, perceived stress, well-being, emotion regulation, work engagement, anger, psychological safety, and creativity.
Results and Conclusion:
Recruitment began in December 2022, and the intervention and data collection concluded in late October 2023. The study aims to contribute to the development of effective self-care interventions that can enhance mental health and work performance, promoting mindful and self-compassionate attitudes when dealing with distress.
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