Mindfulness Practice and Work Performance: The Mediating Role of Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Capital
ABSTRACT Purpose The practice of mindfulness is becoming more widespread among employees, with potential benefits for workplace outcomes. However, there is a paucity of research on the mechanisms linking mindfulness to job performance. Method This study investigated the mediating functions of emotio...
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| description | ABSTRACT Purpose The practice of mindfulness is becoming more widespread among employees, with potential benefits for workplace outcomes. However, there is a paucity of research on the mechanisms linking mindfulness to job performance. Method This study investigated the mediating functions of emotional intelligence and psychological capital in the relationship between mindfulness and job performance among 263 office employees in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The “mindfulness‐to‐meaning” viewpoint posits that through the practice of mindfulness, people are able to transcend negative emotions, gain a deeper understanding of themselves, and progress more intentionally by living more consciously in the present moment. Participants completed questionnaires measuring mindfulness, emotional intelligence, psychological capital, and occupational performance. Finding According to the results of structural equation modeling, mindfulness has a direct positive influence on job performance. In addition, emotional intelligence partially mediated the relationship between mindfulness and performance, as evidenced by a greater indirect effect than direct effect. However, the indirect effect via psychological capital was less significant than the direct effect of mindfulness. These findings identify emotional intelligence as a key personal resource that transmits the positive effects of mindfulness on workplace performance. Conclusion The results advance comprehension of intermediary pathways in mindfulness research grounded in the resource‐based view. Integrating emotional intelligence training into mindfulness programs could increase employee productivity in organizations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4ba2f214ae9040e5955683de5434da512025-01-29T13:36:40ZengWileyBrain and Behavior2162-32792025-01-01151n/an/a10.1002/brb3.70291Mindfulness Practice and Work Performance: The Mediating Role of Emotional Intelligence and Psychological CapitalHoang Cuu Long0Ho Minh An1Pham Thi Phuong Dung2Nguyen Le Dinh Quy3School of International Business‐Marketing University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City ‐ UEH Ho Chi Minh City VietnamSchool of International Business‐Marketing University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City ‐ UEH Ho Chi Minh City VietnamHung Vuong University of Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City VietnamJournalism and Communications School University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Hanoi VietnamABSTRACT Purpose The practice of mindfulness is becoming more widespread among employees, with potential benefits for workplace outcomes. However, there is a paucity of research on the mechanisms linking mindfulness to job performance. Method This study investigated the mediating functions of emotional intelligence and psychological capital in the relationship between mindfulness and job performance among 263 office employees in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The “mindfulness‐to‐meaning” viewpoint posits that through the practice of mindfulness, people are able to transcend negative emotions, gain a deeper understanding of themselves, and progress more intentionally by living more consciously in the present moment. Participants completed questionnaires measuring mindfulness, emotional intelligence, psychological capital, and occupational performance. Finding According to the results of structural equation modeling, mindfulness has a direct positive influence on job performance. In addition, emotional intelligence partially mediated the relationship between mindfulness and performance, as evidenced by a greater indirect effect than direct effect. However, the indirect effect via psychological capital was less significant than the direct effect of mindfulness. These findings identify emotional intelligence as a key personal resource that transmits the positive effects of mindfulness on workplace performance. Conclusion The results advance comprehension of intermediary pathways in mindfulness research grounded in the resource‐based view. Integrating emotional intelligence training into mindfulness programs could increase employee productivity in organizations.https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.70291emotional intelligencejob performancemindfulness‐to‐meaning (MTM)mindfulnesspsychological capital |
| spellingShingle | Hoang Cuu Long Ho Minh An Pham Thi Phuong Dung Nguyen Le Dinh Quy Mindfulness Practice and Work Performance: The Mediating Role of Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Capital Brain and Behavior emotional intelligence job performance mindfulness‐to‐meaning (MTM) mindfulness psychological capital |
| title | Mindfulness Practice and Work Performance: The Mediating Role of Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Capital |
| title_full | Mindfulness Practice and Work Performance: The Mediating Role of Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Capital |
| title_fullStr | Mindfulness Practice and Work Performance: The Mediating Role of Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Capital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mindfulness Practice and Work Performance: The Mediating Role of Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Capital |
| title_short | Mindfulness Practice and Work Performance: The Mediating Role of Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Capital |
| title_sort | mindfulness practice and work performance the mediating role of emotional intelligence and psychological capital |
| topic | emotional intelligence job performance mindfulness‐to‐meaning (MTM) mindfulness psychological capital |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.70291 |
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