TY - JOUR
T1 - Mindfulness, Work Climate, and Psychological Need Satisfaction in Employee Well-being
AU - Schultz, Patricia P.
AU - Ryan, Richard M.
AU - Niemiec, Christopher P.
AU - Legate, Nicole
AU - Williams, Geoffrey C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2015/10/13
Y1 - 2015/10/13
N2 - The present study investigated how both mindfulness and managerial autonomy support affect work adjustment. Two hundred and fifty-nine working adults were recruited online, and they were assessed for individual differences in mindfulness and the autonomy-supportive versus controlling style of their management at work. Also assessed were indicators of work-related adjustment, namely, burnout, turnover intention, and absenteeism. Results showed that both autonomy support and mindfulness had direct relations with employee work well-being. Less autonomy-supportive work climates thwarted employee’s basic psychological needs at work, which partially explained the association of lower autonomy support at work and decreased work adjustment. These indirect effects were moderated by mindfulness. Specifically, people higher in mindfulness were less likely to feel need frustration, even in unsupportive managerial environments. Mindfulness thus appears to act as a protective factor in controlling work environments. These results not only highlight mindfulness as a potential pathway to wellness at the workplace, but also speak to the relevance of autonomy support in work environments in promoting employee work well-being.
AB - The present study investigated how both mindfulness and managerial autonomy support affect work adjustment. Two hundred and fifty-nine working adults were recruited online, and they were assessed for individual differences in mindfulness and the autonomy-supportive versus controlling style of their management at work. Also assessed were indicators of work-related adjustment, namely, burnout, turnover intention, and absenteeism. Results showed that both autonomy support and mindfulness had direct relations with employee work well-being. Less autonomy-supportive work climates thwarted employee’s basic psychological needs at work, which partially explained the association of lower autonomy support at work and decreased work adjustment. These indirect effects were moderated by mindfulness. Specifically, people higher in mindfulness were less likely to feel need frustration, even in unsupportive managerial environments. Mindfulness thus appears to act as a protective factor in controlling work environments. These results not only highlight mindfulness as a potential pathway to wellness at the workplace, but also speak to the relevance of autonomy support in work environments in promoting employee work well-being.
KW - Autonomy support
KW - Basic psychological needs
KW - Employee well-being
KW - Mindfulness
KW - Self-determination theory
KW - Work climate
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84941194906&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s12671-014-0338-7
DO - 10.1007/s12671-014-0338-7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84941194906
SN - 1868-8527
VL - 6
SP - 971
EP - 985
JO - Mindfulness
JF - Mindfulness
IS - 5
ER -