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T1 The efficacy of functional-analytic psychotherapy and acceptance and commitment  therapy (FACT) for public employees
T2 La eficacia de la psicoterapia analítica-funcional y la terapia de aceptación y compromiso (FACT) para empleados públicos
A1 Macías Morón, Juan José
A1 Valero Aguayo, Luis
A1 Bond, Frank W.
A1 Blanca Mena, María José
K1 Acceptance and commitment therapy
K1 Functional-analytic psychotherapy
K1 Brief
K1 Occupational health
K1 Terapia de aceptación y compromiso
K1 Psicoterapia analítica funcional
K1 Breve
K1 Salud laboral
K1 Psicología
K1 Psychology
K1 Terapia de aceptación y compromiso
K1 Acceptance and commitment therapy
AB Background: The literature is replete with evidence regarding the impact of psychological distress in the workplace. Traditionally, worksite interventions to enhance mental health have been carried out in groups. This study aimed to implement a brief individual program in the workplace through the combination of Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Public Administration employees. Method: One hundred and six public employees from a Spanish city council completed pretest measures and forty-three met the inclusion criteria. The participants´ scores on distress, burnout, psychological flexibility, depression, anxiety and stress were examined in a pretest-posttest design with a waiting list control group and random assignment. Thirty-eight employees completed the intervention (FACT group= 19; Waiting list control group= 19). The intervention lasted three individual sessions using a protocol with the processes of FAP and ACT, resulting in a protocol named FACT. Results: The FACT group showed statistically significant improvements in distress, burnout, psychological flexibility and anxiety compared with the waiting list control group. Conclusion: These results provide a breakthrough and initial support for the inclusion of FAP in the workplace along with the integration with brief ACT in individual sessions to improve employees’ mental health.
PB Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias
SN 0214-9915
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/9881
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/9881
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 15-ene-2025