Box 9.3 MindfulnessMindfulness can be described as a psychological state involving the awareness of, and paying attention to, the moment, and can be seen as a form of meditation. It has long been viewed as relevant to the promotion of well-being (Brown and Ryan 2003) and recently there has been an increase in interest in using mindfulness as a way to improve well-being, and other personal and jobrelated outcomes such as job satisfaction, job performance, and turnover intentions (Andrews et al. 2014; Dane and Brummel 2014; Hulsheger et al. 2013).Mindfulness is thought to help improve well-being by improving self-awareness through its focus on the experiences we are having at the present moment including things like physical sensations, thoughts and feelings. A number of studies have shown mindfulness to be linked with well-being (e.g. Harrington et al. 2014; Bowlin and Baer 2012)Lots of the research into mindfulness has been conducted in non-work settings and it’s still relatively early days but the last decade has seen a rapid growth in work-based mindfulness studies (Spence 2017). The general consensus from this appears to be that promoting mindfulness in the workplace, for example as part of stress management training, can help to improve well-being at work so it is something we are likely to continue to see a focus on. One advantage of using something like mindfulness as a stress management tool is that it can be accessed from a distance. There are lots of mindfulness apps for example that allow people to access mindfulness training in bite size manageable sessions that don’t need you to take significant time out of your day or to travel anywhere.
Box 9.3 MindfulnessMindfulness can be described as a psychological state involving the awareness of, and paying attention to, the moment, and can be seen as a form of meditation. It has long been viewed as relevant to the promotion of well-being (Brown and Ryan 2003) and recently there has been an increase in interest in using mindfulness as a way to improve well-being, and other personal and jobrelated outcomes such as job satisfaction, job performance, and turnover intentions (Andrews et al. 2014; Dane and Brummel 2014; Hulsheger et al. 2013).Mindfulness is thought to help improve well-being by improving self-awareness through its focus on the experiences we are having at the present moment including things like physical sensations, thoughts and feelings. A number of studies have shown mindfulness to be linked with well-being (e.g. Harrington et al. 2014; Bowlin and Baer 2012)Lots of the research into mindfulness has been conducted in non-work settings and it’s still relatively early days but the last decade has seen a rapid growth in work-based mindfulness studies (Spence 2017). The general consensus from this appears to be that promoting mindfulness in the workplace, for example as part of stress management training, can help to improve well-being at work so it is something we are likely to continue to see a focus on. One advantage of using something like mindfulness as a stress management tool is that it can be accessed from a distance. There are lots of mindfulness apps for example that allow people to access mindfulness training in bite size manageable sessions that don’t need you to take significant time out of your day or to travel anywhere.<br>
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