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5 - Applying mindfulness in the context of work: mindfulness-based interventions

from Part I - Foundations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2015

By
Hugo J. E. M. Alberts  and
Ute. R. Hülsheger
Edited by
Jochen Reb  and
Paul W. B. Atkins
Hugo J. E. M. Alberts
Affiliation:
Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience
Ute. R. Hülsheger
Affiliation:
Maastricht University
Jochen Reb
Affiliation:
Singapore Management University
Paul W. B. Atkins
Affiliation:
Australian National University, Canberra
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Introduction

Since its introduction to the mainstream of western medicine and society in the late 1970s (Kabat-Zinn 1990), mindfulness has received considerable scholarly attention. Over the last decade, scientific research on mindfulness has increased strongly, approaching the concept from both a practical and theoretical angle. For instance, different mindfulness training programs have been developed and tested, using a wide range of target populations. Training programs such as mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR; Kabat-Zinn 1982), mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT; Segal, Williams, and Teasdale 2002), and mindfulness-based eating awareness training (Kristeller, Baer, and Quillian Wolever 2006), have been used successfully to treat emotional and behavioral disorders, such as borderline personality disorder, major depression, chronic pain, or eating disorders (cf. Bishop et al. 2004). A growing body of empirical research has found evidence for the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) (a) to reduce symptoms in clinical samples (for meta-analytic reviews, see Bohlmeijer et al. 2010) and (b) to promote psychological wellbeing in non-clinical samples (Collard, Avny, and Boniwell 2008). Besides its practical application, different studies have attempted to uncover the underlying mechanisms of mindfulness, aiming to understand the construct in terms of processes such as self-regulation, impulsivity, executive functioning, and memory (see, for instance, Fetterman et al. 2010).

While mindfulness has achieved an undeniable position in the field of clinical and personality psychology, it has only recently started to gain attention in the field of industrial and organizational (IO) psychology and organizational scholarship. Theoretical papers have discussed the role of mindfulness for performance (Dane and Brummel 2014), employee wellbeing (Glomb et al. 2011), and relationships (Atkins and Parker 2012). Furthermore, a number of empirical studies have recently been published, focusing mostly on trait mindfulness and MBIs.

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Mindfulness in Organizations
Foundations, Research, and Applications
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Print publication year: 2015

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