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Van Gordon, W. 
ORCID: 0000-0002-5648-3043, Shonin, E., Dunn, T.J., Garcia-Campayo, J., Demarzo, M.M.P. and Griffiths, M.D. ORCID: 0000-0001-8880-6524,
2017.
Meditation awareness training for the treatment of workaholism: a controlled trial.
Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 6 (2), pp. 212-220.
ISSN 2062-5871
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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.
| Item Type: | Journal article | ||||
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| Publication Title: | Journal of Behavioral Addictions | ||||
| Creators: | Van Gordon, W., Shonin, E., Dunn, T.J., Garcia-Campayo, J., Demarzo, M.M.P. and Griffiths, M.D. | ||||
| Publisher: | Akadémiai Kiadó | ||||
| Date: | June 2017 | ||||
| Volume: | 6 | ||||
| Number: | 2 | ||||
| ISSN: | 2062-5871 | ||||
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| Divisions: | Schools > School of Social Sciences | ||||
| Record created by: | Jonathan Gallacher | ||||
| Date Added: | 25 Apr 2017 08:34 | ||||
| Last Modified: | 26 May 2022 14:51 | ||||
| URI: | https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/30539 |
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