Effect of Mindfulness Practice on Self-Efficacy Among Employees in an Organization

Abstract

....................................................................................................................................................... III List of Tables and Figures ............................................................................................................................. IV INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 1 Theoretical Background ................................................................................................................................ 4 What is mindfulness? Background and definition .................................................................................... 4 What is Self-efficacy ? ............................................................................................................................... 5 Mindfulness and self-efficacy .................................................................................................................. 6 Mindfulness Intervention Programs ......................................................................................................... 8 The MBSR Intervention in the Workplace ................................................................................................ 8 Method ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 Study Design ........................................................................................................................................... 10 Trustworthiness and credibility .............................................................................................................. 11 Process and Participants ......................................................................................................................... 12 The MBSR training................................................................................................................................... 12 Measurement.......................................................................................................................................... 13 Ethical Considerations ............................................................................................................................. 14 Results ......................................................................................................................................................... 15 Effect of MBSR Training on FMI .............................................................................................................. 16 Association between FMI and NSGE ....................................................................................................... 17 Discussion.................................................................................................................................................... 20 Crisis at the Company and Organizational Change ................................................................................. 20 Work Family Enrichment......................................................................................................................... 24 Limitations .............................................................................................................................................. 26 Future Research ...................................................................................................................................... 27 References .................................................................................................................................................. 29 Appendix 1 The MBSR training outline ................................................................................................. 43 Appendix 2 FMI Questionnaire ............................................................................................................. 45 Appendix 3 NSGE Questionnaire .......................................................................................................... 46