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Working adults' well-being: An online self-help goal-based intervention.

Jeremy J Oliver¹, Andrew K MacLeod¹

¹Department of Psychology Royal Holloway University of London Egham UK.

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

|August 28, 2018

Summary

An online goal-setting and planning (GAP) intervention improved working adults' well-being, increasing positive affect and flourishing. Effects on negative affect and life satisfaction emerged at 3-month follow-up.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Occupational Health
Intervention Science

Background:

Workplace well-being is crucial for employee health and productivity.
Clinically validated interventions often require adaptation for broader accessibility.
Online self-help formats offer scalable solutions for workplace well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the effectiveness of an online goal-setting and planning (GAP) intervention for working adults.
To assess the intervention's impact on positive affect, negative affect, flourishing, and life satisfaction.
To determine the stability of intervention effects over a 3-month follow-up period.

Main Methods:

A longitudinal, randomized crossover design was employed.
Participants were UK Civil Service employees randomized to GAP or a wait-list control group.

Keywords:

RCT goal‐planning goal‐setting self‐help well‐being

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Wait-list participants subsequently received the GAP intervention, allowing for crossover analysis.

Main Results:

The GAP intervention significantly increased positive affect and flourishing compared to controls.
No immediate changes were observed in negative affect or life satisfaction.
Positive affect and flourishing remained elevated at 3-month follow-up; negative affect and life satisfaction improved by follow-up.

Conclusions:

Online, self-help well-being interventions can be effectively adapted for workplace settings.
Brief, goal-based interventions enhance working adults' well-being.
Intervention success is linked to goal alignment with personal values and individual choice.