Being Present at Work and at Home: Can a Mindfulness-Based Intervention Reduce Work-Family Conflict?

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• Personal Author:
  Kiburz KM
• Description:
  Past research has found that work-family conflict is related to trait mindfulness, a unique disposition due to its amenability to change through training. This longitudinal study incorporated a mindfulness-based intervention including a mindfulness-based workshop and behavioral self-monitoring (BSM) in an attempt to reduce work-family conflict in employees. Trait mindfulness was correlated with work-family conflict across time. The intervention increased participants' trait mindfulness and decreased WIF, but did not reduce FIW. There was minimal support for the moderating roles of negative affect and perceived stress on the impact of the intervention. Overall the results provide support for the efficacy of mindfulness-based training as a provision to mitigate WIF. Theoretical and practical implications, as well as future research directions, are also discussed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Family Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Work-family Conflict Employees Families Intervention Mindfulness Monitoring Systems Negative Affect Stress Training Work-life Balance Work Environment Workers

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• Publisher:
  University of South Florida
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Thesis
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-119
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063776
• Citation:
  Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, 2012 Sep; :1-119
• Contact Point Address:
  Kaitlin M. Kiburz, University of South Florida
• Email:
  kkiburz@mail.usf.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Performing Organization:
  Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Being present at work and at home: can a mindfulness-based intervention reduce work-family conflict?
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7bbb6387a4a634b2422befd371899757c5b027fa5e5a7b30adea8d66875cfc91b95df5ec88ade29ded9cfdc1af0bc142c4f600ab936207a4546648c90fd9fc4d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222332/cdc_222332_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.48 MB ]