Mindfulness makes people view their tasks as less threatening and more challenging, which, in turn reduces stress, according to a study out of B.C.
Conducted by SFU Beedie School professor Lieke ten Brummelhuis and former PhD student Mariana Toniolo-Barrios, the research found that when employees embraced mindfulness, they were more likely to view their work tasks as challenges rather than threats.
Toniolo-Barrios, now an assistant professor at the University of the Fraser Valley, conducted two studies, both of which yielded the same results: “When employees were more mindful, they would be more likely to see their work tasks as challenging and less likely to see their work tasks as threatening.”
