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Dismantling An Act-Based Intervention For Work Stress: Do Values Really Matter?, Barbara A. Hermann
Dismantling An Act-Based Intervention For Work Stress: Do Values Really Matter?, Barbara A. Hermann
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a multi-component intervention within the third-wave of behavioral therapy, has been shown to improve various outcomes in diverse populations and administration formats. This study utilized a dismantling design to investigate whether the values components of an ACT-based intervention for work stress add to the effects of the intervention beyond those of the mindfulness components and to explore possible mediators of change. Expanding beyond existing studies of ACT, a broad range of outcomes were examined pretreatment, post-treatment, and at three follow-up assessments in a small sample (N = 16) of employees of a university in the …