Mindfulness-based training interventions for employees: A qualitative review of the literature

We provide a comprehensive qualitative review of 67 published studies that have examined mindfulness-based training interventions conducted with employees. The findings indicate that the most common research designs were the pre-test/post-test only design (35.8%) and the randomized waitlist control group design (26.9%). About two-thirds of the studies included a control group (61.2%), with approximately three-quarters (75.6%) of these studies using random assignment. Of the 63 studies that used a conventional experimental design, the majority (65.1%) included only one follow-up assessment, most often immediately after training. Results indicated a great degree of heterogeneity in terms of program content, although many studies used some adaptation of Kabat-Zinn's (1990) Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (41.8%), an approach with a strong evidentiary base with clinical populations. All training programs incorporated practice, most (85.1%) used multiple methods of delivering the training material, and training varied considerably in total duration, session length, and the number of training sessions. Our review also found that the intended purpose of mindfulness-based training for employees was most commonly the reduction of stress/strain (80.6%), although a wide range of other targeted outcomes were documented. Based on our findings, we offer suggestions for future research aimed at advancing our understanding of mindfulness-based training interventions with employees.     

Affective responses to consumer situations

The behavioural perspective model of consumer choice (bpm) proposes three structural components of consumer situations from which consumers' verbal responses to consumption environments can be predicted. These are utilitarian reinforcement, informational reinforcement and behaviour setting scope. It is argued that pleasure, arousal and dominance, presented by Mehrabian and Russell as environmentally determined affective reactions, are respectively feasible verbal responses to these structural components. Consumers (N = 561) completed Mehrabian and Russell's measures of these affective reactions and of approach-avoidance for one of four ranges of verbally expressed consumption situations derived from the model. The results indicate that, for these theoretically grounded ranges of consumer situations, approach-avoidance is satisfactorily explained by pleasure, arousal and dominance. Further, mean differences in these affective variables between situations which, the bpm argues, show distinct patterns of reinforcement and behaviour setting scope are successfully predicted.     

认知心理学之记忆研究对词汇教学的优化作用

词汇教学是英语教学的重要环节。以认知心理学理论为基础的记忆理论,对英语词汇教学有着显著的优化作用,有助于教师改进教学方法,提高教学效率。     

关于读者心理与行为的探讨

图书馆服务方式要重视读者心里与行为者的认识和认知特征,从读者心理过程、知识结构和知识状态变化来研究信息服务。妥善处理图书馆员与读者交往心理状态及行为的内在心理因素,做到尽量满足读者的心理需求,提供满意的服务方式。     

投资需求不足的"根源":凯恩斯的两个心理法则

透过对预期、不确定性、投资心理三个范畴在凯恩斯分析框架下的理论检讨,尝试对资本边际效率与流动偏好这两个心理法则联系的投资需求不足的根源问题予以解构,并发展关于投资需求的一个假说,是本主要的研究旨趣。一个结论是,某一种理论解释,往往只契合一定的社会经济条件,真正的“通论”可能并不存在。     

抓住工作重点环节 搞好心理健康教育

搞好心理健康教育是高职学校构建和谐校园、培养合格人才的迫切需要。面对当前高职学生在学习成才、人际交往、自我意识等诸方面引发的心理疾患大量增多的严峻形势,高职教育必须高度重视心理健康教育工作,积极开展好心理健康教育和心理咨询辅导,引导高职学生健康成长。     

Psychoneurobiochemistry of tourism marketing

This study offers a unique approach to consumer/tourist behaviour called psychoneurobiochemistry and aims to explore the possible and potential influences of psychoneurobiochemical factors on tourism marketing. The study with a multidisciplinary approach analyzes and syntheses the psychological, neurological, biological and chemical research findings in terms of their implications for tourism marketing. The study particularly looks at neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine; melatonin hormone; photoperiod and circadian rhythm and emotions.     

人本主义心理学对幼儿园教师管理的启示

人本主义心理学是20世纪五六十年代兴起的一种心理学思潮,研究的主题是人的本性及其与社会生活的关系。从人人都有存在和发展的需要出发,认为人人都要发展和完善自己,强调人的尊严和价值,建立起以人为中心的"人本主义"心理学、教育学方法论。人本主义心理学在幼儿园教师管理上的以人为本就是幼儿园管理必须要以师为本,尊重教师,发展教师,切实提高幼儿园管理的有效性。     

共建企业的“心理契约”

共建企业的＂心理契约＂是一个充分发挥企业员工积极性、创造性与智慧的过程,是保证员工产出高水平的内激力和承诺的过程,它是推动企业健康快速发展的强大动力。共建企业＂心理契约＂,必须以科学的职业生涯管理为前提,必须深入贯彻＂以人为本＂理念,必须加强企业文化建设。     

关于大学生挫折教育的思考

大学生群体已经成为心理疾病的重灾区,大学生自杀的比例也逐年上升,因此,加强当代大学生的挫折教育,提高其心理素质,是一个紧迫而艰巨的任务。当代大学生挫折教育也呈现出一些新特点,具有特殊原因,因此,必须采取积极有效的应对措施,加强大学生的挫折教育。