Impact of intolerance of uncertainty on well-being during COVID-19 pandemic in India: Does practising gratitude and mindfulness help?

During the Covid 19 pandemic, employees experienced fear of uncertainty. We hypothesise that gratitude and mindfulness practices would help reduce the intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and increase employee well-being. Data were collected from 283 working professionals. The partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyse the data. The findings suggest that IU has a negative impact on well-being and there is a mediating effect of gratitude and mindfulness practices between IU and well-being. This study is unique in terms of understanding the role of gratitude and mindfulness in reducing the negative impact of IU on well-being.