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The impact of morning meditation and sleep quality on affective and health outcomes in healthcare workers

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datacite.subject.fosCiências Sociais::Psicologia
datacite.subject.sdg08:Trabalho Digno e Crescimento Económico
dc.contributor.authorJunça-Silva, Ana
dc.contributor.authorKulyk, Marisa
dc.contributor.authorCaetano, António
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-15T14:20:35Z
dc.date.available2026-07-15T14:20:35Z
dc.date.issued2025-04-09
dc.description.abstractBackground: Health is a critical factor influencing key workplace outcomes, including job attitudes, behaviors, and performance. This study investigated the role of daily micro-breaks, specifically morning meditation practices, and positive affective experiences (i.e., positive affect) at work in predicting health-related outcomes, namely vitality and mental health. Using a non-experimental design, this study tested a moderated mediation model in which sleep quality moderates the relationship between morning meditation and positive affect, which, in turn, predicts end-of-the-day health-related outcomes. Methodology: Data were collected twice a day from 44 healthcare employees over five consecutive workdays using a daily survey approach. Key Results: Multilevel modeling analyses revealed that morning meditation was significantly associated with increased positive affect and improved health indicators at the end of the workday. Moreover, sleep quality moderated the relationship between morning meditation and positive affect, such that the conditional indirect effect of meditation on end-of-day mental health and vitality via positive affect was significant when sleep quality from the preceding night was poor. Conclusions: These findings underscore the interactive effect of prior-night sleep quality and morning meditation on affective and health-related outcomes by the end of the day. By identifying sleep quality as a key boundary condition, we contribute to a more nuanced understanding of when meditation is most beneficial. Our findings have significant implications for both research and practice, particularly in high-stress environments such as healthcare, where optimizing employee well-being is crucial for both individual and organizational performance.</jats:p>eng
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - FCT
dc.identifier.citationJunça-Silva, A., Kulyk, M., & Caetano, A. (2025). The impact of morning meditation and sleep quality on affective and health outcomes in healthcare workers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(4), 592. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22040592
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph22040592
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/14028
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherMDPI AG
dc.relationUIDB/00315/2020
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectmeditation practices
dc.subjectsleep quality
dc.subjecthealth
dc.subjectmental health
dc.subjectvitality
dc.subjectpositive affect
dc.subjectmicro-breaks
dc.titleThe impact of morning meditation and sleep quality on affective and health outcomes in healthcare workerspor
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue4
oaire.citation.startPage592
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
oaire.citation.volume22
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85

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