Burnout and Psychological Adjustment in Mental Health Workers in Rural Australia: the Roles of Mindfulness and Compassion Satisfaction

Can mindfulness mitigate the energy-depleting process and increase job resources to prevent burnout? A study on the mindfulness trait in the school context

“…Moreover, our hypothesis on the role of mindfulness in fostering the perception of meaningful work have been confirmed. Consistent with previous studies [8] [9] [10], it is possible to support the hypothesis that trait mindfulness at work is able to sustain more authentic and true-selves values and behaviors. However, based on the COR theory [28] [29], the results of the present study improved previous research outcomes: mindfulness at work can accrue not only personal resources, but also job resources [61], such as the perception that teachers have of their own work as full of meaning.…”

“…Specifically, we focused our examination on the teaching profession, using a context-specific measure of mindfulness at work. Consistent with the JD-R model [19] [20], and with past studies on the role of mindfulness [8] [9] [11] [39], the study examined if trait mindfulness for teachers could impact on the perception of the workload stress appraisal and on a specific job resource, that is perceived meaningfulness of work and, at the same time, if mindfulness at work is a resource able to modify the impact that these job characteristics have on burnout.…”

“…Other studies have indicated that the mindfulness trait at work is linked to work engagement via accrued personal resources (i.e., positive job-related affect) [7], and authentic functioning [8] which is an open and non-defensive way of interacting with oneself and others. Samios [9] reports that in a sample of mental health workers, mindfulness exerted an influence on depression alleviation, job satisfaction, and positive affect through the role of compassion satisfaction, which is the pleasure derived from taking care of patients.…”

“…In addition to altering the negative appraisal of stress, as previously stated, mindfulness develops a person’s capacity to be more self-determined, focused on the current work tasks, and to act in accordance with one’s true self and values [8] [9] [12]. One of the job resources that could be closely linked to the expression of a person’s own values and self-determined behaviors at work is the perception about one’s meaning of work.…”

Relationship Between Psychological Health, Time Management and Burnout of Financial Enterprise Managers

“…In general, financial enterprise managers need to have very strong insights and decision-making ability in their work, since they need to make many important decisions. They are also obliged to have a stable psychological health level and a passionate and positive attitude towards work (Ríos-Risquez, Garcia-Izquierdo, de los Angeles Sabuco-Tebar et al, 2016;Samios, 2017;Fong & Loi, 2016;Burke & Greenglass, 1996). The psychological health of financial enterprise manager determines their level of confidence (Francis, Village, Robbins et al, 2011;Day, Therrien, & Carroll, 2010;Boudrias, Morin, & Brodeur, 2012), affect their insight and decision-making ability to cope with the possible risk in financial industry at any time (Long & Vaillant, 1984), and also help them maintain a lucid and savvy attitude in the face of great success (Keng, Smoski, & Robins, 2011;Vaillant & Milofsky, 1980).…”