Namastay productive: A five-week quasi-experimental controlled pilot study on the effects of the yoga- and mindfulness-based intervention YOMIwork on employee stress and productivity
(2016) PSPT02 20161Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- The use of corporate-based yoga and mindfulness interventions has increased during the past decades, however research on the effects of these programs is still limited. The primary purpose of this five-week controlled study was to measure the effects of the YOMIwork program, a group intervention bridging yoga and mindfulness with psychology, on perceived stress, mindfulness and productivity in relation to employee health in a group of social workers (n=24), compared to a control group assigned to a waitlist condition (n=22). The results showed that the intervention had a large effect on stress (the Perceived Stress Scale), as well as a moderate effect on productivity in relation to employee health (the Health and Work Questionnaire). The... (More)
- The use of corporate-based yoga and mindfulness interventions has increased during the past decades, however research on the effects of these programs is still limited. The primary purpose of this five-week controlled study was to measure the effects of the YOMIwork program, a group intervention bridging yoga and mindfulness with psychology, on perceived stress, mindfulness and productivity in relation to employee health in a group of social workers (n=24), compared to a control group assigned to a waitlist condition (n=22). The results showed that the intervention had a large effect on stress (the Perceived Stress Scale), as well as a moderate effect on productivity in relation to employee health (the Health and Work Questionnaire). The intervention had a moderate effect on mindfulness (the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale), as well as on the Health and Work Questionnaire subscales Productivity and Concentration/Focus, however only showing tendencies towards significance. No effect was found for the subscales Non-Work Satisfaction, Work Satisfaction or Impatience/Irritability when controlling for pre-measurement scores. The findings suggest that the YOMIwork intervention provides a cost-effective method for reducing perceived stress and enhancing productivity simultaneously. (Less)
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- author
- Lundahl, Sofia LU and Kristiansson, Emilia LU
- supervisor
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- Daiva Daukantaité LU
- Una Tellhed LU
- organization
- course
- PSPT02 20161
- year
- 2016
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- yoga, mindfulness, stress, productivity, corporate-based intervention, organization, social worker
- language
- English
- additional info
- For further information, contact the authors: yomiwork@gmail.com
- id
- 8877788
- date added to LUP
- 2016-06-14 09:54:12
- date last changed
- 2016-06-14 09:54:12
@misc{8877788, abstract = {{The use of corporate-based yoga and mindfulness interventions has increased during the past decades, however research on the effects of these programs is still limited. The primary purpose of this five-week controlled study was to measure the effects of the YOMIwork program, a group intervention bridging yoga and mindfulness with psychology, on perceived stress, mindfulness and productivity in relation to employee health in a group of social workers (n=24), compared to a control group assigned to a waitlist condition (n=22). The results showed that the intervention had a large effect on stress (the Perceived Stress Scale), as well as a moderate effect on productivity in relation to employee health (the Health and Work Questionnaire). The intervention had a moderate effect on mindfulness (the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale), as well as on the Health and Work Questionnaire subscales Productivity and Concentration/Focus, however only showing tendencies towards significance. No effect was found for the subscales Non-Work Satisfaction, Work Satisfaction or Impatience/Irritability when controlling for pre-measurement scores. The findings suggest that the YOMIwork intervention provides a cost-effective method for reducing perceived stress and enhancing productivity simultaneously.}}, author = {{Lundahl, Sofia and Kristiansson, Emilia}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Namastay productive: A five-week quasi-experimental controlled pilot study on the effects of the yoga- and mindfulness-based intervention YOMIwork on employee stress and productivity}}, year = {{2016}}, }