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Effects of a gratitude intervention program on work engagement among Japanese workers: a cluster randomized controlled trial

Effects of a gratitude intervention program on work engagement among Japanese workers: a cluster randomized controlled trial - Effects of a gratitude intervention program among workers

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000042546
Enrollment
1274
Registered
2020-11-25
Start date
2020-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

The gratitude intervention is a four-week program implemented on an organization basis. It consists of three elements: psychoeducation, gratitude lists: making written lists of several things for whic

Sponsors

The University of Tokyo
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Those who are more than twenty years old 2) Those who belong to the organizations (temporary workers employed by other companies and work at the same organization will be included in the study.) 3) Those who work at the same organization three days a week or more 4) Those who with Internet access from smartphones, tablets or computers

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: None

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Work engagement will be measured by the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale. (It will be measured before randomization as baseline, 1, 3 and 6 months follow-up after baseline)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1) Gratitude at work measured by the gratitude at work scale 2) Self-efficacy measured by the self-efficacy scale 3) Sense of coherence measured by the sense of coherence scale. 4) Supervisor and coworker support measured by the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire (BJSQ) 5) Eudaimonic well-being at work measured by the 24-item University of Tokyo Occupational Mental Health well-being scale (TOMH well-being 24) 6) Psychological distress will be measured by the K6 7) Work performance will be assessed by the WHO Health and Work Performance Questionnaire (WHO- HPQ). All outcomes will be measured before randomization as baseline, 1, 3 and 6 months follow-up after baseline.

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYu Komase

The University of Tokyo Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine

kmsy-tky@umin.ac.jp08012526415

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026