Mindfulness: Investigating a Potential Resource for Resilience Against Workplace Ego Depletion

Mindfulness: Investigating a Potential Resource for Resilience Against Workplace Ego Depletion

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Main Author: Lyddy, Christopher J.
Language:English
Published: Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK 2016
Subjects:
Organizational Behavior
Mindfulness
self-regulation
ego depletion
workplace training
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1467983613
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-case14679836132021-08-03T06:37:20Z Mindfulness: Investigating a Potential Resource for Resilience Against Workplace Ego Depletion Lyddy, Christopher J. Organizational Behavior Mindfulness self-regulation ego depletion workplace training Mindfulness, the psychological quality of enhanced and accepting present-moment attention often cultivated via meditation, has been increasingly linked to effective individual self-regulation in organizational contexts. In particular, it may help avert ego depletion, a temporary inability to resist maladaptive impulses that undermine goal realization. Ego depletion may be particularly likely and harmful in adverse organizational environments that demand and drain self-control resources. To explore whether mindfulness practices may act as a resource helping to avert ego depletion, I conducted two studies of individuals facing workplace adversity. An interview study of 26 health system workers receiving mindfulness training revealed that their routine and extraordinary challenges, including Hurricane Sandy recovery, provoked widespread dysregulation. Within this environment, mindfulness provided a portfolio of psychological resources that helped avert ego depletion. A laboratory study of 117 college students demonstrated that mindfulness diminished ego depletion while facing the workplace challenge of negative performance feedback. Randomly assigning brief mindfulness practice prior to receiving negative feedback averted self-esteem loss and associated ego depletion. Jointly, these studies provide evidence that mindfulness confers psychological resources that mitigate ego depletion and foster self-control while facing workplace adversity. These findings have implications for understanding of self-regulation, resilience, and compassion within organizations. 2016-09-13 English text Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1467983613 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1467983613 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Organizational Behavior
Mindfulness
self-regulation
ego depletion
workplace training
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Mindfulness
self-regulation
ego depletion
workplace training
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