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A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Meditation for Work Stress, Anxiety and Depressed Mood in Full‐Time Workers

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Manocha, R., Black, D., Sarris, J., Stough, C.·2011·Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
DOI 10.1155/2011/960583PMC PMC3118731
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Objective. To assess the effect of meditation on work stress, anxiety and mood in full‐time workers. Methods. 178 adult workers participated in an 8‐week, 3‐arm randomized controlled trial comparing a “mental silence” approach to meditation (n = 59) to a “relaxation” active control (n = 56) and a wait‐list control (n = 63). Participants were assessed before and after using Psychological Strain Questionnaire (PSQ), a subscale of the larger Occupational Stress Inventory (OSI), the State component of the State/Trait Anxiety Inventory for Adults (STAI), and the depression‐dejection (DD) subscale of the Profile of Mood States (POMS). Results. There was a significant improvement for the meditation group compared to both the relaxation control and the wait‐list groups the PSQ (P = .026), and DD (P = .019). Conclusions. Mental silence‐orientated meditation, in this case Sahaja Yoga meditation, is a safe and effective strategy for dealing with work stress and depressive feelings. The findings suggest that “thought reduction” or “mental silence” may have specific effects relevant to work stress and hence occupational health.

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  • The active control meditation was designed to match the mindfulness meditation intervention in structure, duration, and frequency while excluding explicit mindfulness techniques.

    “The ACM meditation was novel, informed by prior studies (Lindsay et al., 2019; Manocha et al., 2011; Ruscio et al., 2016) and designed to match the MM intervention in structure, duration, and frequency, while excluding explicit mindfulness techniques.”

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Authors
Manocha, R., Black, D., Sarris, J., & Stough, C.
Affiliations
  • The University of Sydney (AU)
  • The University of Melbourne (AU)
  • Swinburne University of Technology (AU)
Corresponding author
Manocha, R.
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Venue
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2011-01
Volume
2011
Issue
1
Pages
960583-960583
ISSN
  • 1741-427X (ISSN-L)
  • 1741-4288
DOI
10.1155/2011/960583
PMC
PMC3118731
OpenAlex
W1993449216
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101
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34
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7.94
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journal article
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en
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Funders
Australian National Health & Medical Research Council
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
Keywords
meditation, occupational stress, anxiety, depressive mood, Sahaja Yoga, relaxation, full-time employees, occupational health

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