Mindfulness as a personal resource to reduce work stress in the job demands-resources model

Steven L. Grover*, Stephen T. T. Teo, David Pick, Maree Roche

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Based on the job demands-resources (JD-R) model, this study examines the different ways that the personal resource of mindfulness reduces stress. Structural equation modeling based on data from 415 Australian nurses shows that mindfulness relates directly and negatively to work stress and perceptions of emotional demands as well as buffering the relation of emotional demands on psychological stress. This study contributes to the literature by employing empirical analysis to the task of unravelling how personal resources function within the JD-R model. It also introduces mindfulness as a personal resource in the JD-R model.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)426-436
Number of pages11
JournalStress and Health
Volume33
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Job demands-resources
  • mindfulness
  • perceived autonomy
  • stress

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