ǂthe ǂinteraction between optimism, mindfulness, and task engagement
Aldijana Bunjak (Author), Andrew Hafenbrack (Author), Matej Černe (Author), Johannes F. W. Arendt (Author)

Abstract

This paper investigates the relationships between optimism, mindfulness, and task engagement. Specifically, we hypothesized that optimism, mindfulness, and their interaction would facilitate individuals’ task engagement. We tested our research model in four studies: two surveys among gig workers and two experiments. The results of the two surveys among gig workers indicated that optimism predicted higher task engagement, but trait mindfulness did not, and that a multiplicative interaction existed between high optimism and high mindfulness in stimulating task engagement. Our two experiments confirmed a significant interaction between optimism and induced state mindfulness and showed that the most engaging situation is being high in both mindfulness and optimism. Although optimism predicted task engagement, the experiments indicated that the effect of the state mindfulness manipulation was above and beyond that of optimism. Finally, we discuss the nuances of the interaction between optimism and mindfulness in predicting task engagement.

Keywords

organizacija;človeški kapital;uporaba človeških zmogljivosti;organization;human capital;human resource management;

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Language: English
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UL EF - Faculty of Economics
UDC: 331.108
COBISS: 101662723 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 0963-1798
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary keywords: organizacija;človeški kapital;uporaba človeških zmogljivosti;
Type (COBISS): Article
Pages: str. 595-623
Volume: ǂVol. ǂ95
Issue: ǂiss. ǂ3
Chronology: 2022
DOI: 10.1111/joop.12389
ID: 14947321