Mindfulness in Teams
Stress and Well-Being in Teams
ISBN: 978-1-83797-732-1, eISBN: 978-1-83797-731-4
Publication date: 6 September 2024
Abstract
Mindfulness-based interventions are on the rise in workplace settings to enhance Well-Being and address work stress. Their popularity is in part due to the fact that they are often assumed to have a net positive impact on both workers’ Well-Being and organizational functioning. However, the majority of workplace mindfulness practice and research focuses on individual-level mindfulness interventions and their associated outcomes, like reduced stress. However, the modern workplace is highly dependent on positive team functioning, and the impact of mindfulness in teams is lesser known. This review differentiates individual mindfulness from team mindfulness and explores how both individual and team mindfulness impact team functioning. The authors review mindfulness and teams’ literature to understand antecedents, correlated mediators, and consequences of mindfulness in team contexts, team processes, and the boundary conditions related to mindfulness outcomes. This review adds to the budding theoretical conversation regarding mindfulness at work and contributes valuable insight into the practical applications of mindfulness in teams.
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Citation
Rojas, G.R., Feitosa, J. and González-Morales, M.G. (2024), "Mindfulness in Teams", Harms, P.D. and Chang, C.-H.(D). (Ed.) Stress and Well-Being in Teams (Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being, Vol. 22), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 73-97. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-355520240000022004
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2024 Gavriella Rubin Rojas, Jennifer Feitosa and M. Gloria González-Morales