Abstract
This interdisciplinary, quantitative dissertation project explores dispositional mindfulness in the workplace alongside select personality traits, including the Big Five (openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism) as well as positive and negative affect. Data was gathered in the context of a broader study assessing many additional variables. More data was gathered than could be meaningfully analyzed here; therefore, the approach Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) was used to narrow the reported findings to a manageable breadth. The first group of findings reported on a cross-sectional, singe time-point analysis. Through correlations and regression modeling, the traits that proved most predictive of dispositional mindfulness were neuroticism, positive affect, and negative affect. A path model was generated to illustrate the relationships graphically. The second group of findings investigated the effects of a short-form mindfulness training intervention. Analysis of Variance and t-testing did not reveal dispositive proof of a significant impact based on the training. However, trends can be observed in the findings that suggest dispositional mindfulness did increase in at least one of the treatment conditions, though not enough to achieve statistical significance. Additional findings and recommendations for future research are discussed.