Workplace spirituality, mindfulness meditation, and work engagement
Pawinee Petchsawang, Gary N. McLean
Journal of Management Spirituality & Religion February 25, 2017 DOI: 10.1080/14766086.2017.1291360 (opens in new tab) via OpenAlex
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractEmployees in Thai organizations that offer mindfulness meditation courses report higher levels of workplace spirituality and work engagement compared to those in organizations without such courses. Mindfulness meditation is significantly related to both workplace spirituality and work engagement, and workplace spirituality fully mediates the relationship between meditation and work engagement.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Cross-sectional survey Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 563 |
| Population | Employees from four organizations offering meditation courses and four organizations not offering them in Thailand |
| Intervention | Mindfulness meditation courses |
| Citations | 197 |
| Key finding | Workplace spirituality fully mediates the relationship between mindfulness meditation and work engagement. |
Abstract
Workplace spirituality has received increasing attention during the past few decades, especially their effect on work outcome. The purposes of the research were to: (1) extend the findings of Petchsawang and Duchon (2012) in examining the relationships among mindfulness meditation, workplace spirituality, and work engagement in an eastern – specifically Thai – context; and (2) compare workplace spirituality and work engagement in organizations that provide mindfulness meditation courses to employees and those that do not. The sample came from four organizations that offered meditation courses (248 from 300) and four organizations that did not (315 from 400) in Thailand. The level of workplace spirituality and work engagement were found to be higher in organizations that offer meditation courses than in those that do not. Additionally, mindfulness meditation has a statistically significant relationship with workplace spirituality and work engagement, and workplace spirituality fully meditates the relationship between meditation and work engagement.