How Do Mind-Body Practices Benefit Employees? A Daily Diary Study of Mind–Body Practices after Work and Employees’ Next-Day Proactive Behavior

Abstract

Although it is becoming increasingly popular for organizations to offer programs of mind-body practices to their employees to improve their physical and mental health, the effects that after-work sessions of mind-body practices have on employees' work behavior remain unclear. Using the model of proactive motivation and experience sampling, this study explored the relationship between employees' mind-body practices after work and their proactive behavior in the workplace on the following day. A multilevel path analysis of data from 82 employees over seven consecutive workdays showed that employees' mind-body practices after work had a positive effect on their proactive behavior in the workplace on the following day. The relationship was mediated by next-day highactivated positive affect and problem-solving confidence. Furthermore, job control positively moderated the relationship between high-activated positive affect and proactive behavior but not that between problem-solving confidence and proactive behavior. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of these findings, and propose future research directions.

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