DETERMINING THE IMPACT OF EMPLOYEE MINDFULNESS ON JOB PERFORMANCE
Yasmine Muhammad Javaid Iqbal, Muhammadi Sabra Nadeem
Journal of Contemporary Studies August 17, 2018 DOI: 10.54690/jcs.v7i1.138 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Cross-sectional quantitative study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Employees in Pakistani academia |
| Intervention | Mindfulness-based exercises |
| Measures | Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, HEC evaluation performa |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Citations | 1 |
| Key findings | Employee mindfulness was directly associated with higher job performance: respondents with good performance evaluations also ranked high on the mindfulness scale. The authors propose an action plan of mindfulness-based exercises for educators to sharpen cognitive ability and improve job performance. |
Abstract
Abstract Mindfulness is an active state of mind with cognitive presence in the present rather than being distracted by the past or future. This study aims to investigate the relationship (if any) between employee mindfulness and job performance in the Pakistani academia. The relationship’s theoretical base is constructed with Objective Self - awareness (1972), Broaden and Build theory (2008) and Barnard and Teasdale model (1993). Research design is quantitative and cross sectional. Valid scales of five facet mindfulness and HEC evaluation performa have been used to measure employee mindfulness and employee performance respectively. Reliability, correlation and regression analysis have been conducted in SPSS. Findings illustrate that respondents with good performance evaluations also ranked high on the mindfulness scale. The results confirm that employee mindfulness is directly associated with high performance. The study puts forth an action plan to facilitate educators with mindfulness based exercises to sharpen their cognitive ability and improve job performance.
Comparable studies
Other cross-sectional and survey studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construct Validity of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire in Meditating and Nonmeditating Samples Experienced meditators and nonmeditating comparison groups | 2008 | Cross-sectional study | |
| Neural Correlates of Dispositional Mindfulness During Affect Labeling Adult participants | 2007 | Observational cross-sectional | n = 27 |
| Assessing mindfulness in children and adolescents: Development and validation of the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM). School-aged children and adolescents | 2011 | Cross-sectional validation study | n = 1,413 |
| Mindfulness and self-compassion as predictors of psychological wellbeing in long-term meditators and matched nonmeditators Experienced meditators and demographically matched nonmeditators | 2012 | Cross-sectional study | n = 152 |
| Mechanisms of Action in the Inverse Relationship Between Mindfulness and Psychological Distress Undergraduates | 2008 | Cross-sectional, correlational |