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Observational studyJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2026

Contemplative Training to Bolster University Employees' Mental Health, Well-Being, and Workplace Wellness: A Prospective Observational Study.

Matthew Fritts, Emma Lash, Genevieve R Lyons, Alyssa Villa, Pavel Chernyavskiy, Raquel Tatar, Ruth Q Wolever

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Matthew FrittsFrom the Human Resources Department and School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (M.F.); Human Resources Department, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (E.L., A.V.); Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (G.R.L., P.C.); Healthy Minds Innovations, Madison, Wisconsin (R.T.); and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and School of Nursing, Nashville, Tennesee and WONDR Health, Inc, Dallas, Texas (R.Q.W.).ORCID 0000-0003-3006-012
Genevieve R LyonsORCID 0000-0002-9498-8667
Pavel ChernyavskiyORCID 0000-0002-4664-3517

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis prospective, observational study examined the overall effectiveness of three online training programs to attenuate mental health concerns, enhance global well-being, and promote workplace wellness.

methodsEmployees and spouses at a large R1 university self-selected one or more of three interventions. Two included contemplative training and the comparison program did not, allowing us to evaluate the potential contribution of online contemplative training to well-being programming. Validated self-report measures were used to assess outcomes at baseline and 1-month and 1-year follow-up.

resultsAmong 471 participants who provided baseline and follow-up data, a statistically significant time effect and small and consistent effect sizes were observed for almost all variables.

conclusionsThe findings of this real-world study clearly show that online contemplative training programs can enhance mental health, well-being, and, to a small degree, workplace engagement among university employees.

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Health PromotionMental HealthOccupational HealthWorkplaceAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesUniversitiesYoung Adultcontemplative trainingemployee well-beingmental healthmindfulnessresiliencestressworkplace wellness

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PMID41131681
PMCPMC12928822

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