A1 Journal article (refereed)
Improvements in Mindfulness Facets Mediate the Alleviation of Burnout Dimensions (2020)
Kinnunen, S. M., Puolakanaho, A., Tolvanen, A., Mäkikangas, A., & Lappalainen, R. (2020). Improvements in Mindfulness Facets Mediate the Alleviation of Burnout Dimensions. Mindfulness, 11(12), 2779-2792. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-020-01490-8
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Kinnunen, Sanna M.; Puolakanaho, Anne; Tolvanen, Asko; Mäkikangas, Anne; Lappalainen, Raimo
Journal or series: Mindfulness
ISSN: 1868-8527
eISSN: 1868-8535
Publication year: 2020
Publication date: 27/08/2020
Volume: 11
Issue number: 12
Pages range: 2779-2792
Publisher: Springer
Publication country: United States
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-020-01490-8
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/71587
Abstract
Methods The participants were a heterogeneous sample of employees suffering from burnout (n = 202, 80% women, mean age = 47.5 years). Latent change score modeling was conducted for each combination of the mindfulness facets and the burnout dimensions. Confidence intervals were calculated for the coefficients in the models.
Results The modeling results showed that mindfulness improvement during the intervention mediated burnout alleviation during both the intervention and the 10-month follow-up. A large spread of mindfulness facets mediated changes in all the burnout dimensions during the intervention (all for cynicism, all except describing for exhaustion, and all except observing for reduced professional efficacy). The improvement in non-judging skills mediated the reductions in all burnout dimensions during the follow-up. For exhaustion, it was the only significant mediator during the follow-up, whereas for cynicism and reduced professional efficacy, describing and observing were additional mediators.
Conclusions Improving mindfulness facets using a MAV intervention had significant long-term effects on burnout in this study. Non-judging is possibly the most important mindfulness facet to improve in burnout interventions, given that it mediated the changes in all burnout dimensions during both the intervention and 10-month follow-up.
Keywords: mindfulness; exhaustion; meditation; intervention; acceptance and commitment therapy
Free keywords: mindfulness; burnout; mediation; intervention; acceptance and commitment therapy
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Reporting Year: 2020
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