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Flourishing in the Workplace Through Meditation and Mindfulness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 December 2015

Donald D. Davis  and
Nathan H. Bjornberg
Donald D. Davis*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University
Nathan H. Bjornberg
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University
*
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Donald D. Davis, Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23507. E-mail: dddavis@odu.edu
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We believe that Hyland, Lee, and Mills (2015) introduced important considerations concerning the importance of mindfulness for research and practice in industrial and organizational (I-O) psychology, and we applaud their effort. We also feel that some equally important points were neglected or given scant attention. We amplify their introduction in three ways. We discuss (a) how construct confusion is common when new constructs are introduced and how paying attention to the type of meditation practice used to induce mindfulness will enhance construct clarity, (b) how using forms of meditation that employ physical movement and other activities to induce mindfulness expand the choices for intervention and training, and (c) how meditation and mindfulness provide a valuable bridge linking positive psychology and I-O psychology theory and practice.

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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 8 , Issue 4 , December 2015 , pp. 667 - 674
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Copyright © Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2015 

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