ArticleBMC psychology2026
Mindful leadership training for public administration executive staff: a non-randomized controlled trial.
Article in BMC psychology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07132931 (Exploring the Efficacy of Mindful Leadership Interventions in Public Administration), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Exploring the Efficacy of Mindful Leadership Interventions in Public Administration: A Controlled Trial
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Abstract
backgroundRapid societal and organizational changes pose challenges for public administrations, where leadership style influences employee functioning and organizational effectiveness. Mindful leadership integrates mindfulness-based self-regulation (present-moment awareness, attentional control, and non-reactivity) with leadership behaviors to support ethical, relational, and effective decision-making.
objectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of a mindful leadership training program compared with an active control condition (management skills training) among executive staff in a public administration setting.
methodsWe conducted a parallel non-randomized controlled trial in a public administration context. Executive staff were recruited via organizational invitation and snowball procedures and assigned to mindful leadership training (n = 41) or management skills training (n = 24). Leadership, work engagement, mindfulness-related skills, and well-being outcomes were assessed at baseline, immediately post-intervention, and at six-month follow-up. Group-by-time effects were tested using repeated-measures models (including the group × time interaction) and results are reported with corresponding effect estimates.
resultsGroup × time interactions were not statistically significant across outcomes. Descriptively, the mindful leadership group showed time-related improvements in work engagement, transformational leadership, and mental well-being indicators, whereas the management skills group showed lower scores at follow-up for these outcomes. Other measures showed no clear change over time.
conclusionsMindful leadership training may be a feasible and potentially beneficial approach for supporting leadership-related and well-being outcomes among public administration executive staff. Given the non-randomized design and unequal group sizes, further randomized and adequately powered trials are needed.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT07132931 (released 12 August 2025).
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