Beneficial effects of a cognitive-behavioral occupational stress management group training: the mediating role of changing cognitions.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

While the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral stress management trainings (SMTs) is well-documented, the underlying mechanisms, especially in an occupational context, are not fully understood. We tested whether SMT-induced improvements in stress management skills, particularly in the mastery of changing cognitions, may explain beneficial SMT effects.

Methods

Our non-randomized controlled trial comprised 108 employees of a German health insurance company, with 65 of them participating in a cognitive-behavioral SMT and 43 participating in an alternative control training (AT). As outcome variables, we repeatedly assessed stress-related (functional stress management skills, relaxation, stress reactivity, exhaustion), work-related (job dissatisfaction), and specifi

SUBMITTER: Wirtz PH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11318457 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature