Aceptabilidad y viabilidad de una intervención centrada en el significado en el trabajo: un estudio de serie de casos
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El concepto de significado en la vida es fundamental en la investigación sobre el bienestar, sin embargo, su exploración en entornos aplicados sigue siendo limitada. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo evaluar la viabilidad y aceptabilidad de una intervención centrada en el significado en el lugar de trabajo. Implementamos una intervención de seis semanas centrada en el significado en la vida que se enfocaba en mejorar la coherencia, el propósito y la importancia tanto en los ámbitos personal como profesional. Los participantes fueron 9 miembros de las fuerzas armadas españolas que participaron voluntariamente en la intervención. Utilizamos un diseño de estudio de caso para evaluar la viabilidad y aceptabilidad de la intervención. Las tasas de asistencia fueron altas, con un 77.78% de los participantes expresando satisfacción general con la intervención. Analizamos datos pre y post intervención sobre los niveles de significado en la vida, trabajo significativo, agotamiento, compromiso, bienestar y depresión de los participantes. Se observaron cambios significativos en el 33% de la muestra con respecto al significado en la vida y en el 22% en cuanto al trabajo significativo, la eficacia profesional y el bienestar general. Este estudio demuestra la viabilidad y aceptabilidad de nuestra intervención centrada en el significado, sugiriendo su potencial eficacia. A través de estudios de series de casos, hemos destacado la importancia de cultivar el significado en la vida como una habilidad esencial en el mundo actual, fundamental para mantener una salud mental sólida frente a las adversidades.
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