Effects of a Multimodal Psychophysiological Training Intervention on Cognitive Fitness, Hardiness and Wellbeing of Corporate Professionals

Paul Taylor (), David Harris and Eugene Aidman
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Paul Taylor: School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
David Harris: Department of Economics, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC 3010, Australia
Eugene Aidman: Division of Human and Decision Sciences, Defence Science & Technology Group, Canberra, ACT 2610, Australia

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 17, 1-22

Abstract: Workplace stress and burnout are known as major contributors to deficits in cognitive functioning, including memory, attention, and executive functioning, leading to impairments in both well-being and performance. Our prior work showed a brief multi-modal physical and cognitive fitness (CF) training capable of improving the mood and resilience of both corporate employees and military personnel. Building on this evidence and on recent findings from a systematic review of hardiness in the workplace, our current study examined the effects of the refined multi-modal training program on multiple fitness and wellbeing outcomes among corporate professionals employed in high-pressure jobs, with a particular focus on psychological hardiness, cognitive performance, and overall well-being. The intervention resulted in significant improvements in inhibitory control (a key aspect of CF) and measures of wellbeing (mood, gratitude and perceived stress), as well as resilience and all three components of psychological hardiness (control, challenge and commitment) among participants who completed the program. Our findings confirm that hardiness is a modifiable construct associated with a broad range of beneficial workplace outcomes. The intervention produced no improvements in working memory, suggesting that this element of CF may be less trainable—or require different training regimes to succeed.

Keywords: cognitive fitness training; resilience; hardiness; well-being (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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