%A Reizer,Abira
%D 2019
%J Frontiers in Psychology
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%G English
%K OCB,Emotional exhaustion,SEM.,Anxious adult attachment,Avoidant adult attachment,Job performace,Turnover intensions
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%R 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01148
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%P
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%8 2019-May-21
%9 Original Research
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%! : ATTACHMENT, SELF COMPASSION AND ORGANIZATIONAL OUTCOMES
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%T Bringing Self-Kindness Into the Workplace: Exploring the Mediating Role of Self-Compassion in the Associations Between Attachment and Organizational Outcomes
%U https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01148
%V 10
%0 JOURNAL ARTICLE
%@ 1664-1078
%X Research has shown that individual differences in adult attachment predict several organizational outcomes. However, little is known about the mechanism that underlies these associations. The current study examines whether self-compassion can serve as a potential mediator explaining the associations between individual differences in attachment and organizational outcomes. Four outcome measures were evaluated: job performance (HPQ; Kessler et al., 2003), organizational citizenship behaviors (OCB) (Goodman and Svyantek, 1999), turnover intentions (Abrams et al., 1998), and emotional exhaustion (Schaufeli et al., 1996). In addition, participants (N = 202, response rate 81%) also completed several questionnaires assessing attachment style (ECR; Brennan et al., 1998) and self-compassion (SCS; Neff, 2003). Using structural equation modeling (SEM) for testing the research hypotheses, the hypothesized model was supported, with self-compassion mediating the relationship between attachment styles and all four work-related outcomes. The research findings suggest that self-compassion can provide a solid mechanism for understanding organizational outcomes and for understanding individual differences related to attachment functioning in the workplace.