EFFECTIVENESS OF DISPOSITIONAL MINDFULNESS ON MENTAL HEALTH MARKERS AND WELLBEING IN EMPLOYEES OF SERVICE INDUSTRY: A SYSTEMATIC EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS

Author (s) : Mrs.V.Maria Ponci Anni & Mrs.I.Vidhya

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Abstract :
The influence of dispositional mindfulness on mental health in the service sector employees at workplace is tremendously accumulating pace presently. Employees in this sector face countless challenges due to workload pressure, target pressure, tight deadlines, stringent norms that hinder the mindful ability at work. A systematic review in this field can prove to be beneficial that can identify the measures, theories and the terminology utilised by researchers to assess the sense of dispositional mindfulness. Methodology: We systematically reviewed quantitative papers and non-interventional papers on Dispositional Mindfulness which were strongly associated with mental health markers in the employees working in the service sector. The review included articles published in English from 2010 to 2021, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. A literature search was conducted using PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science, and 25 papers together met the inclusion criteria. Results: This review emerged with themes as cognitive, emotional and psychopathological mental health markers which portrayed the relationship between Dispositional Mindfulness and mental health of nurses, transport employees, bankers, teachers, hotel employees, firefighters, health care professionals, military officers and surgical residents. Dispositional mindfulness was related to depressive symptoms, anxiety, burnout, stress and emotional regulation. Future Implications: Findings posit that research has shown a positive relationship between Dispositional Mindfulness and psychological health. Future research should focus on incorporating Workplace based mindfulness interventions in the service sector to improve the wellbeing of the employees. A few methodological limitations are also discussed in the review.

Keywords : Dispositional Mindfulness, Service Sector Employees, Mental health markers, psychological health

Conference Date : 17/09/2021

Pages : 208

Paper ID : IESMDT206