Mindfulness

Langer, Ellen J.; Ngnoumen, Christelle

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“…While this growing research base has contributed substantially to our understanding of the darker side of human nature, many fulfilling and growth-oriented outcomes possible in life have largely gone unexplored in the Dark Triad literature. The latest science of well-being includes a wide range of topics, including positive emotions ( Fredrickson, 2001 ), life satisfaction ( Diener, 1984 ; Diener et al, 1999 ), personal growth ( Ryff, 1989 ; Ryff and Keyes, 1995 ), altruism ( Keltner, 2009 ; Ricard, 2016 ), gratitude ( Emmons and Crumpler, 2000 ; Emmons and McCullough, 2004 ), savoring ( Kurtz, 2018 ), forgiveness ( Witvliet and Luna, 2018 ), intellectual humility and a quiet ego ( Wayment et al, 2014 ; Zachry et al, 2018 ), hope ( Snyder et al, 2003 ; Lopez, 2013 ), courage ( Pury and Saylors, 2018 ), mindfulness ( Kabat-Zinn, 2013 ; Langer and Ngnoumen, 2018 ), positive connection ( Fredrickson, 2013 ), positive romantic relationships ( Pawelski and Pawelski, 2018 ), competence ( Ryan and Deci, 2000 ), grit ( Duckworth et al, 2007 ), self-efficacy ( Bandura, 1977 ), healthy self-esteem ( Tafarodi and Swann, 1995 ; Kernis, 2003 ), autonomy ( Ryan and Deci, 2000 ), meaning ( Steger et al, 2006 ; Martela and Steger, 2016 ), purpose ( Damon, 2009 ), engagement and flow ( Csikszentmihalyi, 2008 ), awe, self-transcendence, and spirituality ( Keltner and Haidt, 2003 ; Yaden et al, 2016 , 2017a , b , 2018 ), morality ( Meindl et al, 2015 ; Jayawickreme and Fleeson, 2017 ), character strengths ( Peterson and Seligman, 2004 ), mature coping styles ( Vaillant, 1998 ), and authenticity ( Kernis and Goldman, 2006 ; Wood et al, 2008 ).…”

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The Light vs. Dark Triad of Personality: Contrasting Two Very Different Profiles of Human Nature

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While there is a growing literature on “dark traits” (i.e., socially aversive traits), there has been a lack of integration with the burgeoning research literature on positive traits and fulfilling and growth-oriented outcomes in life. To help move the field toward greater integration, we contrasted the nomological network of the Dark Triad (a well-studied cluster of socially aversive traits) with the nomological network of the Light Triad, measured by the 12-item Light Triad Scale (LTS). The LTS is a first draft measure of a loving and beneficent orientation toward others (“everyday saints”) that consists of three facets: Kantianism (treating people as ends unto themselves), Humanism (valuing the dignity and worth of each individual), and Faith in Humanity (believing in the fundamental goodness of humans). Across four demographically diverse samples (N = 1,518), the LTS demonstrated excellent reliability and validity, predicting life satisfaction and a wide range of growth-oriented and self-transcendent outcomes above and beyond existing measures of personality. In contrast, the Dark Triad was negatively associated with life satisfaction and growth-oriented outcomes, and showed stronger linkages to selfish, exploitative, aggressive, and socially aversive outcomes. This exploratory study of the contrasting nomological networks of the Light vs. Dark Triad provides several ways forward for more principled and data driven approaches to explore both the malevolent and beneficent sides of human nature.

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“…It helps us understand that the perceived realities are just world views, and that world views are not objective, since they are affected by previous experiences. Thus, mindfulness offers individuals the opportunity to function better and be more creative by exceeding their usual cognitive limits (Langer & Ngnoumen, 2017).…”

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Examining the Relationship Between School Mindfulness and Organizational Trust

Tabancalı¹,

Öngel²

2020

IES

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The purpose of the study is to investigate the relationship between organizational trust and school mindfulness. To achieve this purpose, a quantitative approach and relational design were preferred, and School Mindfulness Scale and Organizational Trust Scale were used as data collection tools. The study sample consisted of 495 participants working in public schools in İstanbul province. The data was evaluated using arithmetic mean, correlation and regression analysis. According to the results, trust in the principal and colleagues improves school mindfulness. Furthermore, trust in the principal increases the mindfulness of the school principal, while trust in colleagues enhances mindfulness among the faculty. It can therefore be said that school principals may prefer to strengthen organizational trust to increase the level of mindfulness within the school.

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“…In line with a study by Langer and Ngnoumen [ 60 ], IT mindfulness is also modeled as a second-order construct composed of 4 reflective first-order dimensions: (1) alertness to distinction, (2) awareness of multiple perspectives, (3) openness to novelty, and (4) orientation in the present. Thus, each dimension has a distinct conceptual foundation, and the items of these 4 dimensions may covary and become interchangeable.…”

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The Role of Information Technology Mindfulness in the Postadoption Stage of Using Personal Health Devices: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study in Mobile Health

Esmaeilzadeh

2020

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth

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Background Although personal health devices (for example, smartwatches, fitness trackers and intelligent bracelets) offer great potential to monitor personal fitness and health parameters, many users discontinue using them after a few months. Thus, it is critical to study the postadoption behaviors of current users to enhance their engagement with personal health devices and use behaviors. However, there is little empirical research on the factors affecting users’ engagement in beneficial use behaviors. Mindfulness and identity are not new topics, but the applications of these concepts in the field of information systems are emerging themes. Information technology (IT) mindfulness has been conceptualized in previous studies; however, little is known about the antecedents and consequences of IT mindfulness in the mobile health (mHealth) context. Objective The main aim of this study is to explore both IT identity and IT mindfulness to develop a new ground for research in the domain of mHealth postadoption. Thus, we aim to explain why users should be fully mindful of their engagement with PHDs and what could be the consequences and implications. Methods This study proposes that IT mindfulness can play an important role in improving the use behaviors of users. Through a web-based survey with 450 current users of a personal health device, this paper tests the relationship between IT identity and IT mindfulness in the postadoption stage of using personal health devices. Results We found that IT identity significantly shapes IT mindfulness associated with PHDs. Moreover, the IT identity–IT mindfulness relationship is negatively moderated by individuals’ perceived health status (P=.003). Finally, the results of this study show that IT mindfulness can significantly predict automatic use behaviors (eg, continued intention to use), active use behaviors (eg, feature use and enhanced use behaviors), and commitment behaviors in using personal health devices (eg, positive word-of-mouth intention). Conclusions The findings of this study provide implications for both research and practice. This study can contribute to our current understanding of IT mindfulness by developing and empirically testing a research model that explains the determinants and outcomes of the IT mindfulness construct in the context of personal health devices. The results imply that IT mindfulness significantly helps individuals express their alertness, awareness, openness, and orientation in the present in their postadoption interactions with smart devices used for health care purposes. Finally, our findings may assist practitioners and IT developers in designing mindfulness-supporting PHDs. Owing to the impact of IT mindfulness on postadoption behaviors, its 4 dimensions could be used for developing PHD technologies. Moreover, PHD developers may need to direct their efforts toward increasing IT mindfulness by reinforcing IT identity to serve and retain a wide range of target users.

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Mindfulness

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The Light vs. Dark Triad of Personality: Contrasting Two Very Different Profiles of Human Nature

The Light vs. Dark Triad of Personality: Contrasting Two Very Different Profiles of Human Nature

Examining the Relationship Between School Mindfulness and Organizational Trust

The Role of Information Technology Mindfulness in the Postadoption Stage of Using Personal Health Devices: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study in Mobile Health

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