• Jong-Hyun Lee, Jaejin Hwang, and Kyung-Sun Lee.
• Social Research Institute, Ajou University, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
• Work. 2019 Jan 1; 62 (1): 87-95.

BackgroundJob stress can positively influence individuals' work motivation; however, it is more typical for job stress to have adverse physical and psychological effects, which in turn undermine job satisfaction.ObjectiveThe present study has two purposes: to evaluate the effect of the health-promotion lifestyle and job stress to job satisfaction and turnover intention, respectively; and to investigate the moderating effect of mindfulness on each relationship.MethodsThe present study surveyed 200 nurses employed at small-to-medium-sized hospitals in South Korea. To verify the internal consistency, the reliability of the scales that was administered with the Cronbach's alpha. Correlations between mindfulness, health-promotion lifestyle, job satisfaction, stress factors, and turnover intention were analyzed. The moderating effect of mindfulness on the relationships among aforementioned measures were evaluated.ResultsWe found significant associations between the health-promotion lifestyle and job satisfaction (p < 0.001), and mindfulness had a moderating effect on the relationship between the health-promotion lifestyle and job satisfaction (p < 0.05).ConclusionsThe enhancing effect of mindfulness in these relationships can suggest an important role of mindfulness in the relationship between life style and job attitude.

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