Objective

There is increasing evidence that mindfulness-based interventions reduce stress and improve wellbeing in employees. However, less is known about the factors that mediate these effects. The aim of this study was to assess short- and long-term–mediating effects of mindfulness and self-compassion on the effects of the Mindful2Work training.

Methods

Employees with burnout complaints (N = 124) filled in questionnaires concerning perceived stress, chronic fatigue, mindfulness, and self-compassion. Assessments took place before, directly after the training and at 6 weeks follow-up. The intervention consisted of 6 weekly sessions of 2 h, combining mindful physical activity, yoga, and mindful meditation, and a follow-up session 6 weeks later.

Results

Multiple parallel and serial mediation analyses indicated that increases in mindfulness mediated the effects from pre- to post-test on stress and fatigue. Regarding the mindfulness facets; acting with awareness mediated the effects during the training on both stress and fatigue, and non-reactivity on stress. Furthermore, increases in self-compassion mediated the effects from post-test to follow-up on stress and fatigue. Lastly, it was found that during and after the training, increases in mindfulness led to more self-compassion, which in turn led to less stress (and after the training also to less fatigue).

Conclusion

This study indicates that part of employees’ stress and fatigue reduction over the course of the Mindful2Work training can be explained by increased mindfulness, and by increased self-compassion, directly and through increases of mindfulness.

中文翻译：

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正念和自我同情心作为负责感知压力和慢性疲劳的Mindful2Work培训的调解人

客观的

越来越多的证据表明，基于正念的干预措施可以减轻员工的压力并改善员工的幸福感。但是，对于介导这些作用的因素知之甚少。这项研究的目的是评估正念和自我同伴对Mindful2Work培训的短期和长期中介作用。

方法

患有倦怠投诉的员工（N = 124）填写了有关感觉到的压力，慢性疲劳，正念和同情心的问卷。评估是在培训之前，之后以及紧随其后的6周进行的。干预包括每周2小时的6小时会议，结合正念的体育锻炼，瑜伽和正念冥想，以及6周后的随访。

结果

多次平行和串行调解分析表明，正念的增加介导了从测试前到测试后对压力和疲劳的影响。关于正念方面；具有意识的行为介导了训练过程中对压力和疲劳的影响，以及对压力的无反应性。此外，自我同情心的增加介导了从测试后到随访对压力和疲劳的影响。最后，发现在训练过程中和训练后，正念的增加会导致更多的自我同情，从而减少压力（训练后也会减轻疲劳）。

结论

这项研究表明，在Mindful2Work培训过程中，部分员工压力和疲劳的减轻可以通过正念的增强和自我同情的增强直接或通过正念的增强来解释。