Title: The mediating role of self-control in the relationship of mindfulness with organisational stress due to increased workload

Authors: Candide Uludağ; Mehmet Emin Baynazoğlu; Boban Melović; Branislav Dudić

Addresses: Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Beykent University, Istanbul, Turkey ' Business Information Management, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey ' Faculty of Economics Podgorica, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro ' Faculty of Management, Comenius University Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia; Slovakia and Faculty of Economics and Engineering Management, University Business Academy, Novi Sad, Serbia

Abstract: In recent years, studies on mindfulness have been on the increase and it has been observed that studies on education and consumer behaviour are in majority. However, studies examining the effects of mindfulness on organisational stress (OS) due to employee workload are fairly limited. In this context, the current study aims to examine the effect of mindfulness on employees' increased OS due to workload and to determine the possible mediating role of self-control (SC). The hypothetical relationships between the research model developed to achieve the stated objectives and the constructs that make up the model were studied. The collected data were analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM). It has been determined that mindfulness has a positive and statistically significant effect on SC, that OS decreases with the increase in employees' mindfulness levels, and SC, which mediates this effect, contributes positively to this effect.

Keywords: job strain; mindfulness; self-control; SC; organisational stress; OS; mediator role.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSEM.2024.140943

International Journal of Services, Economics and Management, 2024 Vol.15 No.5, pp.572 - 592

Received: 12 Mar 2023
Accepted: 26 Apr 2023
Published online: 04 Sep 2024 *

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