Functional assertiveness with acceptance and commitment therapy for employees returning to work: a preliminary investigation
Overview
This preliminary study evaluates a functional assertiveness training program integrated with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for 29 employees returning from mental health leave. The eight-session group intervention, conducted at an outpatient psychiatric clinic, measured changes in mindfulness, psychological flexibility, and workplace reintegration difficulties. Results indicated improvements in these areas among participants who completed the program, though the absence of a control group limits definitive conclusions.
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- Daisuke Ito (Hyogo University of Teacher Education), Yushun Okabe (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science), Aya Nobushige, Seiko Saito, Yoshinari Takahashi
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- 2025-01-24
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- gold
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- 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1415212
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@article{allodium:ef5cc4dd365d4931,
title = {Functional assertiveness with acceptance and commitment therapy for employees returning to work: a preliminary investigation},
author = {Daisuke Ito and Yushun Okabe and Aya Nobushige and Seiko Saito and Yoshinari Takahashi},
year = {2025},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1415212},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1415212}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Functional assertiveness with acceptance and commitment therapy for employees returning to work: a preliminary investigation AU - Ito, Daisuke AU - Okabe, Yushun AU - Nobushige, Aya AU - Saito, Seiko AU - Takahashi, Yoshinari PY - 2025 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1415212 UR - https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1415212 ER -
APA
Ito, D., Okabe, Y., Nobushige, A., Saito, S., & Takahashi, Y. (2025). Functional assertiveness with acceptance and commitment therapy for employees returning to work: a preliminary investigation. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1415212
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