Adherence
Mindfulness experienced during work promotes psychological detachment from work in the evening, which mediates the relationship with subsequent sleep quality.
To improve your sleep, focus on being fully present and non-judgmental during your work tasks. This 'mindfulness at work' helps you mentally disconnect from work issues in the evening (psychological detachment), which directly leads to better sleep quality. You do not need a formal meditation session; simply paying attention to the present moment while working can facilitate this recovery process.
Results regarding day-level relationships confirmed that mindfulness experienced during work was related to subsequent sleep quality, and this relationship was mediated by psychological detachment from work in the evening.
Why this rating
Daily diary design with N=121 over 5 days provides strong ecological validity for day-level effects, though it is observational/correlational rather than experimental.
Source
The power of presence: The role of mindfulness at work for daily levels and change trajectories of psychological detachment and sleep quality.
Ute R. Hülsheger et al. · Journal of Applied Psychology · 2014
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