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Mindfulness on-the-go: Effects of a mindfulness meditation app on work stress and well-being

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Bostock, Sophie, Crosswell, Alexandra D., Prather, Aric A., Steptoe, Andrew·2019·Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

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We investigated whether a mindfulness meditation program delivered via a smartphone application could improve psychological well-being, reduce job strain, and reduce ambulatory blood pressure during the workday. Participants were 238 healthy employees from two large United Kingdom companies that were randomized to a mindfulness meditation practice app or a wait-list control condition. The app offered 45 prerecorded 10- to 20-min guided audio meditations. Participants were asked to complete one meditation per day. Psychosocial measures and blood pressure throughout one working day were measured at baseline and eight weeks later; a follow-up survey was also emailed to participants 16 weeks after the intervention start. Usage data showed that during the 8-week intervention period, participants randomized to the intervention completed an average of 17 meditation sessions (range 0-45 sessions). The intervention group reported significant improvement in well-being, distress, job strain, and perceptions of workplace social support compared to the control group. In addition, the intervention group had a marginally significant decrease in self-measured workday systolic blood pressure from pre- to post-intervention. Sustained positive effects in the intervention group were found for well-being and job strain at the 16-week follow-up assessment. This trial suggests that short guided mindfulness meditations delivered via smartphone and practiced multiple times per week can improve outcomes related to work stress and well-being, with potentially lasting effects. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

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Authors
Bostock, S., Crosswell, A. D., Prather, A. A., & Steptoe, A.
Affiliations
  • University College London (GB)
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
Venue
Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
Published
2019-02
Volume
24
Issue
1
Pages
127-138
ISSN
  • 1076-8998 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1307
OpenAlex
W2801990151
Cited by
465
References
65
Citations by year
2026: 45 · 2025: 61 · 2024: 62 · 2023: 76 · 2022: 98 · 2021: 59 · 2020: 39 · 2019: 22
FWCI
36.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Occupational Health Psychology (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • British Heart Foundation
  • National Institute on Aging (R24AG048024)
  • National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (K08HL112961)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Workplace Health and Well-being
Keywords
mindfulness meditation, mobile application, occupational stress, job strain, psychological well-being, ambulatory blood pressure, social support at work, occupational health, digital mental health interventions, employee well-being
MeSH terms
Smartphone, Occupational Stress, Adult, Analysis of Variance, Blood Pressure, Female, United Kingdom, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Personal Satisfaction, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Social Support, Treatment Outcome, Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory, Meditation, Young Adult, Mobile Applications, Mindfulness

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