How Does Employee Mindfulness Reduce Psychological Distress?

As pointed out by Hyland, Lee, and Mills (2015), the most prominent effect of mindfulness is a significant decrease in experienced stress levels, and one of the most popular mindfulness interventions is mindfulness-based stress reduction. When it comes to psychological stress, desirable outcomes are...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Industrial and organizational psychology 2015-12, Vol.8 (4), p.643-647
Main Author: Eatough, Erin M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Commentaries
Coping
Emotions
Employees
Mindfulness
Occupational stress
Psychology
Regulation
Self control
Stress
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:As pointed out by Hyland, Lee, and Mills (2015), the most prominent effect of mindfulness is a significant decrease in experienced stress levels, and one of the most popular mindfulness interventions is mindfulness-based stress reduction. When it comes to psychological stress, desirable outcomes are both expected and documented for employees who adopt a mindful approach to work. But how are these beneficial effects happening, exactly?
ISSN:1754-9426
1754-9434
DOI:10.1017/iop.2015.93