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Risa Kimura1, Makiko Mori, Miyuki Tajima
1Department of Occupational Mental Health, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kitasato University.
A brief cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) training program significantly improved employees' subjective work performance and cognitive flexibility. This intervention combined a group session with online homework, showing positive results in a randomized controlled trial.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health
- Psychological Interventions
- Workplace Mental Health
Background:
- Growing emphasis on workplace mental health and performance.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) emerging as a potential intervention.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the effectiveness of a brief CBT training program for improving employee work performance.
- To assess the impact of CBT on employees' cognitive flexibility.
Main Methods:
- Randomized controlled trial with employees from an electric company in Japan.
- Intervention: 1 group CBT session (120 min) + 1 month of web-based CBT homework.
- Outcomes measured: Subjective work performance and cognitive flexibility at baseline and 3-month follow-up.
Main Results:
- Significant improvement in subjective work performance in the intervention group compared to the control group (mean difference 0.78).
- Significant improvements observed in recognizing and changing dysfunctional thinking (mean difference 0.45) and cognitive flexibility (mean difference 0.48).
- Significance was lost for secondary outcomes after adjusting for baseline scores.
Conclusions:
- A brief CBT program combining group sessions and online homework effectively enhanced subjective work performance.
- The program shows potential for improving employees' cognitive flexibility.
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