SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS– MIFU-D-15-000352R1

APPENDIX A: Observer reports of Mindful Awareness and Attention (Observer-MAAS)

Seven items fromthe 15-item MAAS (Brown and Ryan 2003)were adapted for use by informants to report third-party observations of discernable change following mindfulness training, if it occurred.

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Below is a collection of statements about everyday experiences. The 1-6 scale indicates how frequently or infrequently these experiences might occur. Please answer according to what you have recently noticed in your interaction with the person. Reflect your observation of the person’s experience rather than what you think the person would wish you to say. Please treat each item separately from every other item.

Please choose an appropriate response for each item: / 1 = Not at all
6 = All the time
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6
1 / The person tends to have a lot of minor mishaps or accidents
2 / The person is distracted and unfocused
3 / The person rushes to get to where he/she is going
4 / The person can lose control of his/her emotions when stressed/challenged
5 / The person can forget the name of someone who has just been introduced
6 / The person is preoccupied or worried about things in the past or the future
7 / The person steps back to see the bigger picture with some clarity

The scale is scored by calculating the mean score across all items. (Higher score = favourable outcome)

APPENDIX B: Observable job demand and security and Observed Mindful Behaviours (OMB)

The first four items in the following list represent job stressors that influence psychosocial job quality and were adapted from the Household Income Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey (Wooden 2002). These items assess job demand/complexity and security.

The last six items pertain to outcomes proposed in the promotional literature for the five-week Mindfulness at Work Program.

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Below is a collection of statements about some behavioural characteristics. The 1-6 scale below indicates how strongly you agree where 1 = not at all and 6 = strongly agree. Please answer according to what you have recently noticed in your interaction with the person. Reflect your observation of the person’s experience rather than what you think the person would wish you to say. Please treat each item separately from every other item.

Please choose the appropriate response for each item: / 1 = Strongly disagree
6 = Strongly agree
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6
1 / The person often appears stressed and/or anxious
2 / The person worries about his/her job
3 / The person readily learns new skills
4 / The person has many skills and abilities that are used in his/her job
5 / The person is a confident person
6 / The person gives voice to concerns and makes constructive suggestions to do with his/her job
7 / The person comes up with creative and/or innovative ideas to solve problems
8 / The person is good at regulating his/her emotions
9 / The person makes informed decisions and stands by them
10 / The person is a good listener

Item 1 is reverse coded.

Job quality (demand) is calculated by summing items 1, 3 and 4. (Higher score = favourable outcome)

Job quality (security) is the score on item 2. (Lower score = favourable outcome)

OMB score is calculated by summing across items 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. (Higher score = favourable outcome)

Article: Acceptability, feasibility and efficacy of a workplace mindfulness program for public sector employees: a pilot randomized controlled trial with informant reports.

Authors: Larissa Bartlett, Pamela Lovell, PetrOtahal, Kristy Sanderson

Affiliations:Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania

APPENDIX C: Intercorrelations between outcome variables pre-intervention

Table A. TSS Mindfulness at Work Pilot Study: Intercorrelations between outcome variables at pre-intervention (n=120)
PSS / K10 / MAAS / JSS / SFQ / AQoL-4D / Demand / Control / Security
PSS / r / 1
p
K10 / r / 0.688**
p / 0.000
MAAS / r / 0.591** / 0.425**
p / 0.000 / 0.000
JSS / r / 0.372** / 0.432** / -0.234*
p / 0.000 / 0.000 / 0.010
SFQ / r / 0.596** / 0.546** / 0.357** / 0.241**
p / 0.000 / 0.000 / 0.000 / 0.008
AQoL-4D / r / 0.462** / 0.441** / 0.332** / 0.378** / 0.567**
p / 0.000 / 0.000 / 0.000 / 0.000 / 0.000
Demand / r / 0.004 / 0.039 / 0.009 / -0.025 / -0.071 / 0.147
p / 0.967 / 0.676 / 0.918 / 0.786 / 0.444 / 0.110
Control / r / 0.246** / 0.245** / 0.081 / -0.224* / -0.199* / 0.123 / 0.139
p / 0.007 / 0.007 / 0.381 / 0.014 / 0.030 / 0.181 / 0.129
Security / r / 0.409** / 0.306** / 0.387** / -0.171 / 0.271** / 0.215* / -0.161 / 0.212* / 1
p / 0.000 / 0.001 / 0.000 / 0.061 / 0.003 / 0.018 / 0.080 / 0.020
PSS: Perceived Stress Scale; K10: Kessler-10; MAAS: Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale; JSS: Jenkins Sleep Scale; SFQ: Social Functioning Questionnaire; AQoL-4D: Assessment of Health Related Quality of Life (4 Dimension)
r = Pearson's Correlation; p = Significance (two-tailed); ** significant at 0.01; * significant at 0.05

--References--

Brown, K. W., & Ryan, R. M. (2003). The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(4), 822-848, doi:

Wooden, M., Freidin, S. and Watson, N. (2002). The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey: Wave 1. Australian Economic Review, 35(3), 339-348.

Article: Acceptability, feasibility and efficacy of a workplace mindfulness program for public sector employees: a pilot randomized controlled trial with informant reports.

Authors: Larissa Bartlett, Pamela Lovell, PetrOtahal, Kristy Sanderson

Affiliations:Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania