Saf Health Work.  2024 Dec;15(4):441-451. 10.1016/j.shaw.2024.08.004.

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

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Psychology, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea
  • 2Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Wonju, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea
  • 3Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, United States
  • 4Department of Physical Therapy, Catholic University of Pusan, Busan, Republic of Korea
  • 5Division of Energy Resources Engineering and Industrial Engineering, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea

Abstract


Objective
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.
Methods
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.
Results
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.
Conclusions
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.

Keyword

COVID-19; Depression; Job stress; Mindfulness; Physical therapist
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