Role of Mindfulness in the Effects of Organizational Culture on Depression in Korean Physical Therapists.

Summary

Mindfulness significantly helps reduce depression among physical therapists facing job and interpersonal stress, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a sample of 280 Korean physical therapists, mindfulness acted as a protective resource against the negative effects of stressful organizational cultures. The findings revealed that higher levels of mindfulness were associated with lower depression rates, highlighting its potential role in managing job-related stress. While results varied for interpersonal stress, mindfulness remains a promising tool for improving mental health in challenging work environments.

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate whether mindfulness could mitigate the impact of job and interpersonal demands arising from stressful organizational cultures in predicting depression during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 280 Korean physical therapists participated in this study. To verify the mediated moderation model, this study implemented an SPSS 26.0 PROCESS Macro (v.3.5) that was based on the verification of Hayes' conditional indirect effect. The study confirmed the moderated mediation effect of mindfulness on the mediating relationship between stressful organizational culture, job demands/interpersonal demands, and depression. Moreover, the conditional indirect effect of mindfulness was found to be statistically significant. However, the impact on interpersonal stress differed from anticipated outcomes. Mindfulness, applicable within the framework of the Job Demands-Resources model theory, served as a resource variable and moderated the impact of organizational culture on members' depression. Amidst ongoing debates on mindfulness effectiveness, this study partially confirmed its potential within the Job Demands-Resources model, suggesting a role in mitigating the influence of organizational culture on members' depression as a resource variable.

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