CATTLE PRACTICE, cilt.32, sa.11, ss.29-53, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
This study aims to explore how growth mindset and mindfulness may mediate the impact of work stress on employee performance, with a specific focus on the aviation sector. It centers on the work stress experienced by flight crew members and seeks to clarify how stress influences performance through the lenses of growth mindset and mindfulness. To assess the relationships among these variables, regression analysis was employed, and data collected via various scales were examined using Hayes Process Macro Model 4. Results indicated that growth mindset and mindfulness indeed play a mediating role, showing that work stress indirectly affects performance. Consequently, to enhance performance, it is suggested to prioritize initiatives focused on cultivating mindfulness and growth mindset rather than addressing work stress directly. These findings suggest that these factors could be valuable components in organizational development strategies within aviation and may be integrated into Crew Resource Management (CRM) practices. This study is also the first to examine the mentioned variables together in the civil aviation sector. In this way, the research findings can pioneer and guide studies to be designed for both civil aviation sector and its employees.