A Study of the Effect of Vipassana Meditation Practices on Employees' Satisfaction with Life

Pradhan, S and Kumar, A (2019) A Study of the Effect of Vipassana Meditation Practices on Employees' Satisfaction with Life. International Journal of Public Sector Performance Management, 5 (3/4).

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Abstract

Abstract: Life satisfaction is an individual's perception about how well their life is progressing. It is an accepted fact that spirituality makes us better human beings. In this empirical study an attempt has been made to study the effect of Vipassana meditation, an ancient meditation technique on the life satisfaction of employees. We have used satisfaction with life scale (SWLS) developed by Diener et al. (1985) to collect data. In total 240 samples were collected from each group of employees namely non-meditator and meditators. Detailed statistical analysis was done using SPSS ver. 20.0. Group differences were tested by t-test and univariate analysis. Results indicate that satisfaction with life scores is higher in case of meditator employees and the scores are independent of demographic factors. Also, the effect of meditation variables on SWLS scores is discussed. The results validate use of Vipassana meditation as an intervention in an organisational setup.

Affiliation: Skyline University College
SUC Author(s): Kumar, A ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7202-5165
All Author(s): Pradhan, S and Kumar, A
Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: demographic factors; employees; life satisfaction; meditation practices; Vipassana meditation
Subjects: A Business and Management > AL Human Resources Management
Divisions: Skyline University College > School of Business
Depositing User: Mr SUC Library
Date Deposited: 25 May 2022 06:08
Last Modified: 13 Jun 2022 09:19
URI: https://research.skylineuniversity.ac.ae/id/eprint/217
Publisher URL: https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?ar...
Publisher OA policy: https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/4499
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