BONUS The Effectiveness of a Four-Week Online Mindfulness Course for People in Company Employees Working from Home

Abstract Working from home comes with many benefits. However,
employees are often exposed to various stressors when working
outside of the traditional workplace environment. The subjective
experience of these stressors is related to one’s perception of the
situation and the perceived resources available. As working from
home has become the new normal for many during the COVID-19
pandemic, it is in the interest of companies to provide employees
with tools to cope with these stressors. One such tool is online
mindfulness training. This study investigates how a four-week
online mindfulness training influences an individual’s mindfulness
skills, subjective perception, and processing of stressors. Forty
participants working from home at the time of the study were
examined in a pre-test using a pre-post design in which the
experimental group participated in a four-week online training
course in mindfulness. Since the results showed a significantly
reduced subjective perception of stress in the experimental group
after mindfulness training, a long-term study was conducted
including 40 additional participants. The study revealed a training
success of at least three months. It thus introduces new
possibilities for effective stress management in all workplace
settings.