Exploring How Mindfulness Links to Work Outcomes: Positive Affectivity and Work-Life Enrichment

Laurel A. McNall (), Jamie M. Tombari and Melissa M. Brown
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Laurel A. McNall: State University of New York
Jamie M. Tombari: State University of New York
Melissa M. Brown: State University of New York

Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2021, vol. 16, issue 1, No 9, 167-182

Abstract: Abstract As evidence accumulates about the link between mindfulness and well-being, organizational scholars have begun to ask how and why mindfulness results in positive change among employees. Drawing on Conservation of Resources Theory and Work-Family Enrichment Theory, we explored the underlying mechanisms that may explain the relationship between mindfulness and work outcomes. Using a community-based sample of 117 employed adults, we found evidence for a serial multiple mediation model of positive affectivity and work-life enrichment in the relationship between mindfulness and work outcomes (i.e., job satisfaction, emotional exhaustion, turnover intentions). These results lend initial support for mindfulness as a psychological resource that helps employees accrue more positive work outcomes through higher positive affectivity and work-life enrichment. Practically speaking, this research suggests that mindful employees may be better equipped at leveraging positive affect, work-life enrichment, and work outcomes. As such, organizations may want to consider offering mindfulness interventions as one possible avenue for boosting employee resources.

Keywords: Mindfulness; Positive affectivity; Enrichment; Turnover; Job satisfaction; Burnout (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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