Mindfulness and Voluntary Work Behavior: Further Support for an Affect Mediation Model.

Area of Science:

• Psychology
• Organizational Behavior

Background:

• Mindfulness, characterized by present-moment awareness, offers psychological benefits.
• Workplace research on mindfulness benefits remains limited.
• Mindfulness may mitigate workplace stress and negative affect, reducing deviant behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate the impact of dispositional mindfulness on workplace deviance.
• To examine the relationship between mindfulness, job engagement, stress, and organizational citizenship.

Main Methods:

• Two studies involving 418 employees were conducted.
• Study 1 assessed dispositional mindfulness, job negative affect, and workplace deviance in part-time employees.
• Study 2 examined mindfulness, engagement, stress, and organizational citizenship in full-time employees.

Main Results:

• Higher dispositional mindfulness correlated with lower job negative affect and workplace deviance.
• Mindfulness positively influenced job engagement and reduced stress.
• Engagement and reduced stress mediated the link between mindfulness and organizational citizenship.

Conclusions:

• Mindfulness is linked to reduced negative workplace behaviors.
• Mindfulness promotes positive voluntary work behaviors like organizational citizenship.
• Mindfulness influences employee engagement and stress levels, impacting work behaviors.