Comparing the Effectiveness of Natived Mindfulness Based Cognitive Training (MBCT) and Cognitive – Behavioral Training on Dysfunctional Attitudes and Job Affects in Employees

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of natived mindfulness based cognitive training (NMBCT) and cognitive - behavioral training (CBT) on dysfunctional attitude and job affects in employees. In this research, using experimental method, 54 employees were selected and randomly assigned into the 2 experimental groups and control (18 per a group), and were assessed in pre-test, post-test and follow up by the Dysfunctional Attitudes scale (Beck and Weiss man, (1980) and Job Affects questioner (Fox and Spector, 1999). The first experimental group received 8 sessions of natived mindfulness based cognitive training (NMBCT) for Iranian culture, while the second experimental group received 8 sessions of cognitive-behavioral training (CBT), each session took 120 minutes. The results showed that no significant difference between experimental and control groups in dysfunctional attitudes and job affects in pre - test. But revealed that NMBCT and CBT methods were effective in reducing dysfunctional attitudes and enhancing job affects, as compared with the control group in post - test and follow up (P0.01). In addition, NMBCT was found to be more effective in enhancement of job affects, than the CBT method (P0.01).

Keywords

• Cognitive training
• natived mindfulness
• dysfunctional attitudes
• job affects
• service companies
• Iranian culture.