Mindfulness Goes to Work: Impact of an Online Workplace Intervention

@article{Aikens2014MindfulnessGT,
  title={Mindfulness Goes to Work: Impact of an Online Workplace Intervention},
  author={Kimberly A Aikens and John A. Astin and Kenneth R. Pelletier and Kristin Levanovich and Catherine M. Baase and Yeo Yung Park and Catherine Bodnar},
  journal={Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine},
  year={2014},
  volume={56},
  pages={721–731}
}
OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to determine whether a mindfulness program, created for the workplace, was both practical and efficacious in decreasing employee stress while enhancing resiliency and well-being. [] Key MethodMETHODS Participants (89) recruited from The Dow Chemical Company were selected and randomly assigned to an online mindfulness intervention (n = 44) or wait-list control (n = 45).
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