Mindfulness Is Associated With Lower Stress and Higher Work Engagement in a Large Sample of MOOC Participants.
Frontiers in psychology January 1, 2021 Larissa Bartlett, Marie-Jeanne Buscot, Aidan Bindoff et al. 50 citations
In a large sample of adults from 130 countries, higher mindfulness was linked to lower perceived stress and slightly higher work engagement. Each standard deviation increase in mindfulness corresponded to a 0.52 standard deviation decrease in stress and a 0.06 standard deviation increase in engagement. After a six-week mindfulness MOOC, participants reported substantially higher mindfulness, reduced stress, and a small improvement in work engagement. The findings suggest mindfulness is a modifiable personal resource that may protect against stress and support engagement, and that online courses can deliver these benefits affordably to many people.