Meditation awareness training for the treatment of workaholism: A controlled trial
Journal article
Authors | Van Gordon, William, Shonin, Edo, Dunn, Thomas J., Garcia-Campayo, Javier, Demarzo, Marcelo and Griffiths, Mark D. |
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Abstract | Background and aims Workaholism is a form of behavioral addiction that can lead to reduced life and job satisfaction, anxiety, depression, burnout, work–family conflict, and impaired productivity. Given the number of people affected, there is a need for more targeted workaholism treatments. Findings from previous case studies successfully utilizing second-generation mindfulness-based interventions (SG-MBIs) for treating behavioral addiction suggest that SG-MBIs may be suitable for treating workaholism. This study conducted a controlled trial to investigate the effects of an SG-MBI known as meditation awareness training (MAT) on workaholism. Methods Male and female adults suffering from workaholism (n = 73) were allocated to MAT or a waiting-list control group. Assessments were performed at pre-, post-, and 3-month follow-up phases. Results MAT participants demonstrated significant and sustained improvements over control-group participants in workaholism symptomatology, job satisfaction, work engagement, work duration, and psychological distress. Furthermore, compared to the control group, MAT participants demonstrated a significant reduction in hours spent working but without a decline in job performance. Discussion and conclusions MAT may be a suitable intervention for treating workaholism. Further controlled intervention studies investigating the effects of SG-MBIs on workaholism are warranted. |
Background and aims Methods Results Discussion and conclusions | |
Keywords | Workaholism; Work addiction; Behavioural addiction; Meditation awareness training; Mindfulness; Job satisfaction; Mindfulness-based-intervention |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | Journal of Behavioral Addictions |
Publisher | Akadémiai Kiadó |
ISSN | 20625871 |
20635303 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.6.2017.021 |
Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/621725 |
hdl:10545/621725 | |
Publication dates | 20 Apr 2017 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 13 Jul 2017, 08:35 |
Rights | Archived with thanks to Journal of Behavioral Addictions |
Contributors | University of Derby, Awake to Wisdom Centre for Meditation and Mindfulness Research, Bishop Grosseteste University, University of Zaragoza, Federal University of Sao Paolo, Nottingham Trent University, University of Derby, Awake to Wisdom Centre for Meditation and Mindfulness Research, Bishop Grosseteste University, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP) and Nottingham Trent University |
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https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/94822/meditation-awareness-training-for-the-treatment-of-workaholism-a-controlled-trial
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