Mindfulness and job performance in Chinese nonprofit workers: mediation effects of PANA and work engagement

Lingwei Cheng (), Chien-Chung Huang and Sophie Sitar
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Lingwei Cheng: Tsinghua University
Chien-Chung Huang: Rutgers University
Sophie Sitar: Rutgers University

Palgrave Communications, 2023, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: Abstract Despite the rapid growth of the Chinese nonprofit sector within the last 20 years, research shows Chinese nonprofit employees experience high rates of burnout and turnover. This has led to an increase in organizational instability and a decrease in service quality. This study examines the effect of mindfulness on job performance and whether positive and negative affect (PANA) and work engagement mediated this relationship in a sample of 233 Chinese nonprofit employees. The SEM results indicate mindfulness significantly increases job performance and that PANA and work engagement partially mediates the association between mindfulness and job performance. Mindfulness had a total effect of 0.52 on job performance, while its indirect effect on the performance was 0.16. These findings underscore the importance of mindfulness on job performance, as well as its effects on PANA and work engagement of nonprofit employees in China.

Date: 2023
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