research on addiction

Objective: The present study investigated the mediating role of mindfulness in the relationship between occupational stress and organizational climate with job burnout among the staff of addiction treatment centers in Mashhad. Method: This descriptive-correlational study employed a path analysis approach. The statistical population comprised all employees of addiction treatment centers in Mashhad, from whom 241 individuals were selected via convenience sampling. Participants completed the occupational stress questionnaire, the Maslach burnout inventory, the organizational climate questionnaire, and the five-factor mindfulness questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using path analysis. Results: The results of the path analysis indicated that occupational stress had a significant positive direct relationship with job burnout, whereas organizational climate exhibited a significant negative direct relationship. Furthermore, occupational stress was negatively, and organizational climate was positively associated with mindfulness. Mindfulness, in turn, demonstrated a significant negative relationship with job burnout. Additionally, the results of bootstrapping analysis showed that mindfulness significantly mediated the indirect relationships of both occupational stress and organizational climate with job burnout. Conclusion: The findings suggest that high occupational stress and an unfavorable organizational climate are associated with increased job burnout. Moreover, since mindfulness serves as a significant mediator in these relationships; therefore, mindfulness-based interventions can act as a protective factor against occupational stress or an adverse organizational climate, ultimately preventing the development of job burnout among the employers of addiction treatment centers.