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Mindfulness as a Coping Mechanism for Employment Uncertainty
Author(s) -
Jacobs Sharona J.,
Blustein David L.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the career development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2161-0045
pISSN - 0889-4019
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2008.tb00045.x
Subject(s) - mindfulness , anxiety , feeling , psychology , coping (psychology) , psychological intervention , anticipation (artificial intelligence) , meditation , job satisfaction , consciousness , social psychology , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , psychiatry , philosophy , theology , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , computer science
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.