A mindfulness intervention promoting work–life balance: How segmentation preference affects changes in detachment, well‐being, and work–life balance

By Sarah Elena Althammer, Dorota Reis, S. Beek, Laura Beck, Alexandra Michel. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 2021

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Thisstudyevaluatesathree-weekonlineself-traininginterventionteachingmindfulnessasacognitive – emotional segmentation strategy. Daily effects on psychological detachment, affective well-being, psychological and strain-based work – family conflict, and satisfaction with work – life balance were assessed, with a particular focus on whether segmentation preferences moderate training responsiveness. A randomized wait-list control group design was used for administering daily questionnaires to 190 participants. Psychological detachment, affective well-being, and work – life interface measures were assessed daily. As expected, growth curve analyses revealed positive effects on psychological detachment, psychological work – family conflict, and work – life balance satisfaction. No effects werefoundforstrain-basedwork – familyconflict.Additionally,segmentationpreferences moderated the intervention effect on psychological detachment, such that participants with low segmentation preference reported stronger intervention effects. Unexpectedly, affective well-being increased in both groups.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Sociology and Political Science

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