Organizational Psychology

Purpose. The purpose of this study is to determine the mediating role of meaningfulness of work in the effect of mindfulness on psychological resilience in cargo sector employees. Method. For thispurpose, data were obtained from 415 cargo employees working in Turkey through a questionnaire. Three scales were used in the study. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was used for reliability analysis and confirmatory factor analysis was used for validity. Correlation analysis was conducted to determine the relationships between variables. Regression analysis was conducted to determine the interactions between variables. Structural equation modeling was used for model tests. SPSS and AMOS programs were used to analyze the data. Findings. As a result, it was found that mindfulness has a positive and significant effect on psychological resilience and meaningfulness of work. On the other hand, meaningfulness of work was found to have a positive and significant effect on psychological resilience. It was also determined that meaningfulness of work played a mediating role in the effect of mindfulness on psychological resilience.