Mindfulness Training for Hotel Staff: A Mixed-Methods Randomized Controlled Trial

This research aims to investigate the potential impact of a structured mindfulness-based professional development program on hotel employees and to explore why and how these changes occur during and after the mindfulness intervention through a mixed-methods approach. We plan to implement this 6-week mindfulness intervention with 60 hotel staff from a hotel in Shatin, Hongkong. Both quantitative and qualitative data will be collected to examine changes in job-related outcomes, wellbeing, and state mindfulness and teachers' lived experiences and perspectives associated with this intervention. Data will be analyzed based on convergent parallel mixed-method approach, such as mixed-effects modeling, mediation analysis, and thematic analysis. This study may provide practical implications for developing evidence-based programs to promote wellbeing and service quality among hotel employees.

Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 years or above * Currently working in a hotel * Cantonese speaker * Willing to commit time for the 6-week mindfulness course Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who had previously joined a related group mindfulness-based intervention, such as mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), or Mindfulness - Finding Peace in a Frantic World (FPFW) * Staff members who are mentally unstable or having active suicidal risk