Vol. 10 No. 4 (2022): Business & Management Studies: An International Journal
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The mediating role of self-regulation on the relationship between mindfulness and job performance

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  • Hülya AKDENİZ BALYEMEZLER,
  • Mehlika SARAÇ
Hülya AKDENİZ BALYEMEZLER
PhD Student, Bursa Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkiye
Mehlika SARAÇ
Assoc. Prof. Dr., Bursa Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkiye

Published 2022-12-25

Keywords

  • Bilinçli Farkındalık, İş Performansı, Öz-Düzenleme
  • Mindfulness, Job Performance, Self-Regulation

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The mediating role of self-regulation on the relationship between mindfulness and job performance. (2022). Business & Management Studies: An International Journal, 10(4), 1454-1473. https://doi.org/10.15295/bmij.v10i4.2122

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The mediating role of self-regulation on the relationship between mindfulness and job performance. (2022). Business & Management Studies: An International Journal, 10(4), 1454-1473. https://doi.org/10.15295/bmij.v10i4.2122

Abstract

It is seen that the interest in scientific publications on "mindfulness" has been increasing in the last few years. Studies show that mindfulness has many positive effects on an individual's physical and psychological health. However, the interest in the effects of mindfulness on work life and employees is new. The number of studies explaining mindfulness's effects on employees' work attitudes and how this effect progresses is quite scarce. Based on the existing literature, this research aims to investigate the effect of mindfulness on job performance and the mediating role of self-regulation in this effect to explain the concept of mindfulness in work life and its results. The research includes a positivist approach and quantitative data analysis, the data were collected by online survey method, and structural equation modelling was used in the analysis phase. The research sample includes managers, white-collar and blue-collar employees working in corporate organizations from all industries. The online survey form was published between March 1, 2021, and April 1, 2021. A total of 390 questionnaires were collected between these dates, and a final sample size of n=380 was obtained after preliminary analysis. In this research, the automotive sector had the highest participation rate, with 19.7%. Education, FMCG and textile sectors follow the automotive sector. As a result of the analyzes carried out within the scope of the research, it was concluded that mindfulness has a positive effect on job performance, and the mediating role of self-regulation in this relationship was confirmed. As employees' mindfulness levels increase, their job performance levels also increase, and self-regulation plays a mediating role in this relationship.

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