Seven group therapy sessions may help employees put work off less
HelpedThe short version
Seven group sessions on hard feelings and personal values helped employees put work off less.
- 24
- employees at a public university in Iran
- Self-rated
- people rated themselves
- 2 tools
- tested
The study
Who took part
24 employees at a public university in Iran, chosen from 56 because they put work off a lot. They also scored low on work performance. Most were women, and there were 12 in each group.
What they did
One group had seven group sessions on accepting hard thoughts and feelings and acting on personal values. The other group got no sessions.
What happened
At the end, the sessions group put work off less, while the other group put work off a bit more. Work performance did not differ, and only the inefficiency part of putting work off improved. There was no later check, and the paper does not clearly say how people were put into groups.
What the study found
- HelpedProcrastination
Seven group sessions on hard feelings and personal values helped employees put work off less.
- Action: Notice the unpleasant feeling and start anywaytested
- Action: Clarify what matters to youtested
- Rule: Practise with a groupused
Very small trial of 24 employees at a public university in Iran · vs employees who got no sessions · they rated themselves
- No differenceGoals
Seven group sessions on hard feelings and personal values did not change work performance.
- Action: Notice the unpleasant feeling and start anywaytested
- Action: Clarify what matters to youtested
- Rule: Practise with a groupused
Very small trial of 24 employees at a public university in Iran · vs employees who got no sessions · they rated themselves
How solid is this?
- Very small group
- People rated themselves
Source
Effect of ACT on Work Procrastination and Work Performance (2020)
