Mindfulness as a Coping Mechanism for Employment Uncertainty

Career Development Quarterly - Tập 57 Số 2 - Trang 174-180 - 2008
Sharona J. Jacobs1, David L. Blustein2
1Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program, School of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2Department of Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology, Boston College.

Tóm tắt

Mindfulness‐based stress interventions are well suited to reduce the anxiety of clients living with employment uncertainty. With the advent of globalization, increased job flux, and at‐will employment policies, feelings of insecurity are becoming more prevalent, contributing to work‐related stress (D. L. Blustein, 2006), which in turn is associated with lowered job satisfaction, elevated turnover intentions, and increased cardiovascular risk (C. D. Spielberger, P. R. Vagg, & C. F. Wasala, 2003). Mindfulness, an intentional consciousness learned through meditation, can reduce psychological suffering by reducing the anticipation anxiety experienced by employed workers who face a high degree of employment uncertainty.

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Career Development Quarterly

Tập 57 Số 2

174-180

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