Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University.
Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo.
J Appl Psychol. 2018 Mar;103(3):281-299. doi: 10.1037/apl0000283. Epub 2017 Nov 20.
On the basis of the notion that the ability to exert self-control is critical to the regulation of aggressive behaviors, we suggest that mindfulness, an aspect of the self-control process, plays a key role in curbing workplace aggression. In particular, we note the conceptual and empirical distinctions between dimensions of mindfulness (i.e., mindful awareness and mindful acceptance) and investigate their respective abilities to regulate workplace aggression. In an experimental study (Study 1), a multiwave field study (Study 2a), and a daily diary study (Study 2b), we established that the awareness dimension, rather than the acceptance dimension, of mindfulness plays a more critical role in attenuating the association between hostility and aggression. In a second multiwave field study (Study 3), we found that mindful awareness moderates the association between hostility and aggression by reducing the extent to which individuals use dysfunctional emotion regulation strategies (i.e., surface acting), rather than by reducing the extent to which individuals engage in dysfunctional thought processes (i.e., rumination). The findings are discussed in terms of the implications of differentiating the dimensions and mechanisms of mindfulness for regulating workplace aggression. (PsycINFO Database Record
基于自我控制能力对于调节攻击行为至关重要的观点，我们认为正念，即自我控制过程的一个方面，在抑制工作场所攻击中起着关键作用。具体来说，我们注意到正念的维度（即正念觉察和正念接纳）之间的概念和经验区别，并研究了它们各自调节工作场所攻击的能力。在一项实验研究（研究 1）、一项多波现场研究（研究 2a）和一项日常日记研究（研究 2b）中，我们发现正念的觉察维度而不是接纳维度，在减弱敌意和攻击之间的关联方面起着更关键的作用。在第二项多波现场研究（研究 3）中，我们发现正念觉察通过减少个体使用功能失调的情绪调节策略（即表面行为）的程度，而不是通过减少个体参与功能失调的思维过程（即反刍）的程度，来调节敌意和攻击之间的关联。这些发现从区分正念的维度和机制对调节工作场所攻击的意义方面进行了讨论。
