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The Economic, Physiological, and Psychological Benefits of Daily Meditation Practice in a Technology Corporation
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- 자료유형학위논문
- 저자명Abhishek Gudadhe-Patil
- 학회/출판사/기관명Sofia University
- 출판년도2022
- 언어영어
- 학술지명/학위논문주기Doctor of Philosophy
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- 소개/요약For several decades, Silicon Valley has been considered the epicenter for technological innovation and a haven for computer engineers, startups, and other industries. Employees pay the price by working incessantly to keep up with the rapid pace of innovation. This stressful work culture has become the norm as competition demands that progress must not slow down. Employees want to excel at their jobs, and focus on their output rather than their own needs, leading to stress overload and mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion. Burnout not only adversely affects employees but also the company. Apart from performing below peak potential, stressed employees utilize more sick days and medical insurance resources, and affect the company’s overall revenue. To understand if a daily meditation practice would affect employee work performance, this study used a nonexperimental survey-style design. Out of 105 employees who participated, 50 were daily meditators and 55 were nonmeditators. The participants in each group completed a survey about their self-perceived productivity, satisfaction at work, number of minutes spent in uninterrupted focus, and number of sick days availed; and two questionnaires: Quality of Life Scale (QOLS) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Independent samples t-test analysis revealed significant differences in number of sick days taken, quality of life score,minutes spent in uninterrupted focus, and score on the PSS. Cohen’s d test for these results showed that the QOLS and PSS scores had an extremely large effect size between the two groups. Cohen’s d test also revealed a large effect size in number of sick days taken. Minutes spent in uninterrupted focus showed moderate effect size but failed to meet the threshold of significance. A conclusion can be drawn that employees who meditate perform better by taking fewer sick days, have lower self-perceived stress, and have a higher quality of life.
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