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Kiuchi K, Kang X, Nishimura R, Sasayama M, Matsumoto K. Predicting physical and mental health status through interview-based evaluation of work stress: initial attempts to standardize the interviewing method. INDUSTRIAL HEALTH 2024; 62:237-251. [PMID: 38246619 PMCID: PMC11292312 DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2023-0144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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This study conducted an interview-based stress evaluation that considered the psychosocial models of work stress and verified the evaluation's predictive validity. A four-stage assessment comprising a pre-survey, pre-interview questionnaire, stress assessment interview, and post-survey after one month was conducted with 50 Japanese workers. Additionally, 16 occupational health professionals provided stress evaluations based on recorded interview videos. Variables based on intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were computed in multiple ways to compare the agreement among the evaluators. The generalized estimating equation (GEE) was conducted to evaluate the prediction models. The overall ICC among the evaluators was 0.58. The GEE revealed that the mean score of the evaluators in the interview-based stress evaluation significantly predicted psychological symptoms (β =2.02, p=0.019), burnout (β =0.77, p<0.001), and well-being (β =-0.64, p=0.007) one month later, even after adjusting for the self-reported stress levels measured in the pre-survey. The predictive validity of the proposed interview-based stress evaluation was confirmed. Although there are several challenges in standardizing this evaluation, semi-structured interviews are an effective tool for understanding work stress.
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- Keita Kiuchi
- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, Japan
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- Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Science, Tokushima University, Japan
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- Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Science, Tokushima University, Japan
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- Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Science, Tokushima University, Japan
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Hamsyah F, Miyanaka D, Tokita M, Kawada M, Mori N, Shimazu A. Validation of the Indonesian version of the Recovery Experience Questionnaire. INDUSTRIAL HEALTH 2024; 62:90-101. [PMID: 37690818 PMCID: PMC10995672 DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2023-0070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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This study aimed to validate the Indonesian version of the Recovery Experience Questionnaire (REQ-I) to assess how individuals unwind and recuperate from work during their off-job times, specifically in terms of psychological detachment, relaxation, mastery, and control. The translated and back-translated REQ, which has gone through semantic and face validation processes, was administered through an internet survey using 740 Indonesian workers from various backgrounds. Furthermore, confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was conducted to evaluate factorial validity. Construct validity was evaluated based on the correlation coefficients between recovery experience and potential consequences variables, while internal consistency and test-retest reliability were investigated to evaluate the reliability. The result of CFA showed that the hypothesized four-factor model was the most suitable for the data. Meanwhile, construct validity was supported by expected correlations of recovery experiences with possible consequences. Cronbach's α coefficient for each of the four subscales was sufficient at 0.85-0.92. Test-retest reliability of each of the four subscales with three months intervals was confirmed with sufficient intraclass correlation coefficients at 0.60-0.66. This current study confirmed that REQ-I was an adequate measure of recovery experiences used in the Indonesian context.
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- Fuad Hamsyah
- Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Japan
- Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University, Japan
- Better Options, Inc., Japan
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- Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Japan
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- Keio Research Institute at SFC, Keio University, Japan
- Department of the Advanced Biomedical Research, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Japan
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Mori N, Miyanaka D, Tokita M, Kawada M, Sakakibara K, Hamsyah F, Yuheng L, Shimazu A. Job demands and temporomandibular disorders: mediating and moderating effects of psychological distress and recovery experiences. J Occup Health 2024; 66:uiad001. [PMID: 38258933 PMCID: PMC10963059 DOI: 10.1093/joccuh/uiad001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study examined the relationship between recovery experience, job demands, psychological distress, and temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in Japanese workers. METHODS It used cross-sectional data from the fourth survey of a multi-wave longitudinal project, conducted using the registered monitors of an internet research company. Finally, 1278 respondents' data were analyzed (655 males, 623 females; mean [SD] age = 41.63 [10.31] years). We utilized Sugiaski's TMD screening question to assess TMD prevalence, Brief Job Stress Questionnaire to assess job demands, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6) to assess psychological distress, and the Japanese version of the Recovery Experience Questionnaire to assess recovery experiences. The moderated mediation analysis was conducted using the Process macro program for SPSS developed by Preacher and Hayes, examining the effect of job demands on TMD through psychological distress, moderated by the recovery experience. RESULTS The results showed that 13.1% (n = 168) of the respondents had TMD. Mediation analysis indicated high job demands were associated with an increased TMD prevalence through psychological distress. The moderated mediation analysis revealed that relaxation and control moderated the relationship between job demands and psychological distress. CONCLUSIONS This cross-sectional study established the relationship between job demands, psychological distress, and TMD among Japanese workers. The findings suggest that increased job demands contribute to high TMD prevalence through the mediation of psychological distress, moderated by relaxation and control.
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- Naana Mori
- Keio Research Institute at SFC, Kanagawa 252-0882, Japan
- Department of Advanced Biomedical Research, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan
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- Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University, Kanagawa 252-0882, Japan
- Better Options, Inc, Tokyo 170-0005, Japan
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- Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University, Kanagawa 252-0882, Japan
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- Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Kanagawa 252-0882, Japan
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- Department of Social Psychology, Faculty of Sociology, Toyo University, Tokyo 112-8606, Japan
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- Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Kanagawa 252-0882, Japan
- Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia
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- Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Kanagawa 252-0882, Japan
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- Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University, Kanagawa 252-0882, Japan
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Ikeda H, Kubo T, Nishimura Y, Izawa S. Effects of work-related electronic communication during non-working hours after work from home and office on fatigue, psychomotor vigilance performance and actigraphic sleep: observational study on information technology workers. Occup Environ Med 2023; 80:627-634. [PMID: 37813483 PMCID: PMC10646915 DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2023-108962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study examined the effects of work-related electronic communication (WREC) during non-working hours in the work from home or office setting on health. METHODS The study recruited 98 information technology workers in a 9-day observational study. They recorded work-life events (eg, work style (working mostly from home or the office) and duration of WREC during non-working hours) and subjective ratings (eg, current fatigue, sleepiness and depression) and wore a sleep actigraph to measure objective sleep variables before bedtime every day. They completed the Brief Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT-B) before bedtime for 4 days. RESULTS The frequency of WREC was significantly higher when working mostly from home than in the office (p<0.01). In addition, the duration of WREC was longer when working mostly from home than in the office (p<0.001). Linear or generalised linear mixed model analysis for fatigue, depression and PVT lapse revealed significant interaction effects between work style and WREC (all p<0.05). Post hoc analysis showed that the longer the WREC, the worse the fatigue and depression and the lower the lapse on working mostly from the office (all p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Longer WREC is associated with worse fatigue and depression and lower lapse of PVT (higher alertness) before bedtime for working mostly from the office. Workers, especially those working from the office, should minimise WREC during non-working hours to maintain good health. Therefore, companies, managers and other relevant stakeholders should refrain from contacting workers during non-working hours.
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- Hiroki Ikeda
- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, Kawasaki, Japan
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- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, Kawasaki, Japan
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- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, Kawasaki, Japan
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- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, Kawasaki, Japan
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Pérez-Nebra AR, Pedersoli MM, Rodrigues A, Rodrigues CML, Queiroga F. Recovery Experience Questionnaire: validity evidence of the Brazilian-Portuguese version. CIENCIA & SAUDE COLETIVA 2023; 28:3383-3394. [PMID: 37971018 DOI: 10.1590/1413-812320232811.13692022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023] Open
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The aim is to present validity evidence of the Brazilian-Portuguese Recovery Experience Questionnaire (REQ-PB) by applying a procedure to decentering cross-cultural scales translation and adaptation. First, we had a phase with bilingual experts, which assessed different criteria of translation quality. In sequence, we conducted the replication of the original research to achieve validity indicators in the Brazilian context. We carried out both Confirmatory Factor Analysis (to find structural validity indicators) and correlations with various external variables (to find convergent validity indicators). Step 1 showed promising results of decentering translation. In step 2 participated 164 workers and the CFA confirmed the four-factor model: psychological detachment from work, relaxation, mastery experience, and control over leisure time. The convergent validity showed a significant correlation with external variables. The REQ-PB showed adequate psychometric properties and may explain and compare empirical evidence of the recovery topic. We concluded that we have a good quality scale to be used in future research and integrated with other constructs to support interventions.
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- Amalia Raquel Pérez-Nebra
- Department of Psychology and Sociology, University of Zaragoza. C. Violante de Hungria 23. 50009 Zaragoza Spain.
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- Departamento de Psicologia, Centro Universitário de Brasília. Brasília DF Brasil
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- Ecole de Santé Publique, Université de Lorraine. Vandoeuve Nancy France
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Haruna Y, Shiromaru M, Sumikawa M. Factors related to intensive care unit Nurses' work engagement: A web-based survey. Nurs Health Sci 2023; 25:445-455. [PMID: 37562774 DOI: 10.1111/nhs.13041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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A questionnaire survey on the personal and work factors related to work engagement among intensive care unit nurses concerning their recovery experiences and the nursing practice environment was conducted using a web-based tool. Two individual factors (demographics and experience on recovery from job stress) and four work factors (work employment type, nursing method, COVID-19 nursing experience, and nursing practice environment) were surveyed. Data from 244 participants were obtained, and survey items were analyzed using a multiple regression analysis with work engagement as the dependent variable. The results show that 3-5 years of nursing experience is significantly associated with lower work engagement. Conversely, certifications for higher-level and specialized nursing, mastery experience such as learning new things, 1-9 days/month of COVID-19 nursing experience, and suitable nursing practice environment were significantly associated with higher work engagement. These factors are considered important for improving the work engagement of intensive care unit nurses.
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- Yoshie Haruna
- Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Japan Health Care University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan
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Mediating and Moderating Effects of Psychological Detachment on the Association Between Stressors and Depression: A Longitudinal Study of Japanese Workers. J Occup Environ Med 2023; 65:e161-e169. [PMID: 36576796 DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study examines the mediating and moderating effects of psychological detachment (PD) based on the stressor-detachment model in the long term. METHODS Two waves of Web-based surveys, 28 months apart, yielded 3556 responses from Japanese workers. Comparisons between models that included mediating and moderating effects of PD and reverse direction mediating effects (strain → PD → stressor) were made by structural equation modeling. Differences in depression as a strain between combinations of high and low stressors and PD were also examined. RESULTS The best-fitting model was the moderation/reciprocal partial-mediation model. The effect of PD was significant in the group with stable or decreasing stressor. CONCLUSION According to the worker's level of stressors, PD, and depression, targeted interventions may effectively prevent physical and mental health problems caused by chronic stress.
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Kazlauskas E, Dumarkaite A, Gelezelyte O, Nomeikaite A, Zelviene P. Validation of the Recovery Experience Questionnaire in a Lithuanian Healthcare Personnel. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:2734. [PMID: 36768099 PMCID: PMC9915394 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20032734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Healthcare workers (HCWs) often experience high levels of stress, anxiety, and depression due to high workloads and responsibilities in their professional activities. Therefore, recovery from work-related stress is highly important in HCWs. The Recovery Experience Questionnaire (REQ) is a 16-item self-reported measure covering four stress recovery domains: psychological detachment from work, relaxation, mastery, and control. The current study aimed to test the REQ's psychometric properties in a sample of Lithuanian HCWs. In total, 471 HCWs from various healthcare institutions participated in this study. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to test the structure of the REQ. We also used the Brief Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-4) and the World Health Organization Psychological Well-Being Index (WHO-5) to assess the mental health of the study participants. The CFA analysis supported the correlated four-factor structure of the REQ. Furthermore, we found significant correlations between the levels of REQ and anxiety, depression, and well-being. We conclude that the REQ is a valid measure that could be a useful tool in research on HCWs' mental health. It could also be used in healthcare settings for the evaluation of well-being among healthcare staff.
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A Validity Reassessment of the Recovery Experience Questionnaire with Two Extended Confirmatory Factor Analyses. Int J Ment Health Addict 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s11469-023-01009-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Shi Y, Su J, Zhang N, Ma H. Craft a job better, recover better? The roles of work–nonwork conflict and work demands. Psych J 2022; 12:238-249. [PMID: 36455922 DOI: 10.1002/pchj.615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Based on the conservation of resources theory, this two-wave study investigated the mediating role of work-nonwork conflict in the relationship between job crafting and employee recovery experience and examined the moderating role of work demands in this relationship. Participants were 486 employees (39.3% male and 60.7% female) from a medical company in the central region of China who responded to a paper-and-pencil survey twice with a 1-month interval. Regression-based results indicated that job crafting positively predicted recovery experience after work through lower work-nonwork conflict. Furthermore, the association between job crafting and work-nonwork conflict was moderated by work demands, such that the effect was stronger for employees with higher work demands. The present study explains how job crafting may improve employees' after-work recovery experience and addresses whether this process could be more significant for employees with higher work demands. The conclusion has practical implications for improving employee recovery experience.
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- Yanwei Shi
- School of Psychology Central China Normal University; Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior (CCNU), Ministry of Education Wuhan China
- Department of Human Resource Management Shanghai Normal University Shanghai China
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- School of Psychology Central China Normal University; Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior (CCNU), Ministry of Education Wuhan China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education (Beijing Normal University), Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University Beijing China
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- School of Psychology Central China Normal University; Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior (CCNU), Ministry of Education Wuhan China
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Kubo T, Matsumoto S, Izawa S, Ikeda H, Nishimura Y, Kawakami S, Tamaki M, Masuda S. Shift-Work Schedule Intervention for Extending Restart Breaks after Consecutive Night Shifts: A Non-randomized Controlled Cross-Over Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:15042. [PMID: 36429761 PMCID: PMC9691089 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192215042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 11/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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More knowledge is required to determine the optimal shiftwork schedule to reduce the harmful effects of short restart breaks between shifts. This 5-month intervention study aimed to examine the effectiveness of extended restart breaks from 31 h to 55 h after consecutive night shifts by considering the characteristics of the circadian rhythm to mitigate fatigue and sleep among 30 shift-working nurses. Subjective and objective variables, such as vital exhaustion, distress, hair cortisol, salivary C-reactive protein, and sleep mattress sensor sensation, were repeatedly measured to examine the differences between the intervention and control conditions. Two-way (condition × time) multilevel analyses showed significantly lower levels of vital exhaustion and distress in the intervention condition (p = 0.005 and p = 0.004, respectively). However, the expected benefit of the intervention was not observed in objectively measured variables. These findings suggested that an extended restart break after consecutive night shifts can moderately decrease occupational fatigue and stress.
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- Tomohide Kubo
- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Nagao 6-21-1, Tama-Ku, Kawasaki 214-8585, Japan
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- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Nagao 6-21-1, Tama-Ku, Kawasaki 214-8585, Japan
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- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Nagao 6-21-1, Tama-Ku, Kawasaki 214-8585, Japan
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- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Nagao 6-21-1, Tama-Ku, Kawasaki 214-8585, Japan
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- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Nagao 6-21-1, Tama-Ku, Kawasaki 214-8585, Japan
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- Research Center for Child Mental Development, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Handayama 1-20-1, Higashi-ku, Shizuoka 431-3192, Japan
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- Cognitive Somnology RIKEN Hakubi Research Team, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Cognitive Somnology RIKEN Hakubi Research Team, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Nursing Department, Kanto Rosai Hospital, Kizukisumiyoshi 1-1, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki 211-8510, Japan
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Hetland J, Bakker AB, Espevik R, Olsen OK. Daily work pressure and task performance: The moderating role of recovery and sleep. Front Psychol 2022; 13:857318. [PMID: 35967712 PMCID: PMC9365943 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.857318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Whereas previous research has focused on the link between (mental and physical) workload and task performance, less is known about the intervening mechanisms influencing this relationship. In the present study, we test the moderating roles of daily recovery and total sleep time in the relationship between work pressure and daily task performance. Using performance and recovery theories, we hypothesized that (a) work pressure relates positively to daily task performance, and that both (b) daily recovery in the form of psychological detachment and relaxation, and (c) total sleep time independently enhance this relationship. Our hypotheses were tested in a 30-day diary study with 110 officer cadets on a cross-Atlantic voyage on a Naval sail ship. The results of multilevel modeling lend support to all three hypotheses. Taken together, our findings suggest that recovery and sleep duration between shifts play a key role in the relationship between daily work pressure and task performance. We discuss the implications of these findings for the stressor-detachment model.
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- Jørn Hetland
- Department of Psychosocial Science, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- *Correspondence: Jørn Hetland,
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- Center of Excellence for Positive Organizational Psychology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Psychosocial Science, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Leadership and Command & Control, Swedish Defence University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Psychosocial Science, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Mäntymäki M, Najmul Islam AKM, Turel O, Dhir A. Coping with pandemics using social network sites: A psychological detachment perspective to COVID-19 stressors. TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE 2022; 179:121660. [PMID: 35400767 PMCID: PMC8979767 DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2022.121660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Prior research has often portrayed information technology (IT) as a stressor. In this paper, we propose and demonstrate that IT can also be an effective means of coping with life stressors, including those induced by pandemics such as COVID-19. We thus deviate from the common IT-as-a-stressor perspective and adopt an IT-as-a-coping-mechanism viewpoint. To this end, we apply the stressor-detachment model from organisational psychology to the use of social network sites (SNSs) in coping with stressors wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic. We examine psychological well-being as our dependant variable and introduce psychological detachment through SNS use as a mediator and moderator of the associations between psychological well-being and two COVID-19 stressors: work-family conflict and perceived isolation. We used structural equation modelling and tested this model with survey data collected from 398 professionals who were in lockdown and working from home during the pandemic. The results indicated that psychological detachment through SNS uses increased psychological well-being and that heightened work-family conflict motivated this detachment strategy. In contrast, consistent with helplessness and motivation-opportunity theories, perceived isolation as a stressor did not influence psychological detachment through SNS use. While perceived isolation directly reduced individual well-being, the effect of work-family conflict on well-being was contingent upon users' levels of psychological detachment through SNS use. These findings suggest that while psychological detachment through SNS use is an effective means of improving one's well-being, it can be positively or negatively affected by stressors. Our study contributes to research on technology-mediated strategies for coping with stress and the psychosocial implications of global pandemics.
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- Matti Mäntymäki
- University of Turku, Turku School of Economics, Turku, Finland
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- California State University, Fullerton, CA, United States
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- Department of Management, School of Business & Law, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
- Norwegian School of Hotel Management, Faculty of Social Sciences, Stavanger, Norway
- Optentia Research Focus Area, North-West University, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
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Kawakubo A, Oguchi T. What Promotes the Happiness of Vacationers? A Focus on Vacation Experiences for Japanese People During Winter Vacation. Front Sports Act Living 2022; 4:872084. [PMID: 35721877 PMCID: PMC9199897 DOI: 10.3389/fspor.2022.872084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Several studies on tourism have examined the effects of vacation and travel on individuals' wellbeing. However, relatively little is known about the underlying psychological factors and mechanisms. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effects of a winter vacation on individuals' wellbeing. A total of 507 participants (255 men and 252 women) completed three questionnaires at three different time points. The questionnaires comprised psychological scales and items to seek demographic information so that the changes in their wellbeing could be assessed. The results revealed that people who traveled had higher subjective wellbeing than those who did not. Moreover, out of the four elements of the recovery experience, mastery was the only one influenced subsequent subjective wellbeing. The findings suggest that it is crucial to take vacations and to savor recovery experiences while off work. In particular, experiencing new and challenging events during a vacation was the most significant predictor of vacationers' subsequent wellbeing. Our results clarify what type of vacation is most effective for wellbeing. The results can help tourism practitioners manage their customers' experiences better during their vacations, and these efforts will arguably contribute not only to the wellbeing of vacationers but also to future company growth.
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- Atsushi Kawakubo
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Saitama Gakuen University, Kawaguchi, Japan
- *Correspondence: Atsushi Kawakubo
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- College of Contemporary Psychology, Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan
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Horiuchi S, Iwano S, Aoki S, Sakano Y. Unwinding on the Weekend from Work-Related Stress: Moderating Effect of Weekday Psychological Stress on the Relationship between Increased Recovery Experience and Reduction of Psychological Stress on the Weekend. Behav Sci (Basel) 2022; 12:bs12060163. [PMID: 35735373 PMCID: PMC9219705 DOI: 10.3390/bs12060163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Recovery is described as a process that is in contrast to the process whereby the psychological stress response increases. Recovery experiences refer to specific experiences that promote recovery and represent psychological attributes including relaxation. This preliminary study tested the hypothesis that levels of psychological stress before the weekend have a moderating effect on the relationship between an increased recovery experience during the weekend and a reduction of psychological stress from workdays to the weekend. Of 270 Japanese teachers who were invited to participate, 181 completed questionnaires on the psychological stress response before, on the psychological stress response and the recovery experience during the weekend. Data from 7 part-time teachers and 38 teachers who were not stressed at all before the weekend were excluded; therefore, data for 136 participants were ultimately analyzed. Results of hierarchal regression analysis indicated that increased relaxation was associated with an increased reduction in psychological stress response during the weekends in participants with high levels of psychological stress before the weekends. This moderating effect was not observed for other recovery experiences. Considering the psychological stress response is important for research on recovery experiences during weekends.
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- Satoshi Horiuchi
- Department of Social and Clinical Psychology, Hijiyama University, Hiroshima 732-8509, Japan
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- Faculty of Welfare and Health Science, Oita University, Oita 870-1192, Japan;
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- Center for Medical Education and Career Development, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan;
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Goryokai Medical Corporation, Sapporo 002-8029, Japan;
- Sapporo CBT & EAP Center, Sapporo 002-8028, Japan
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He W, Liu X. How does cognitive detachment from work influence employee creativity? A curvilinear relationship based on the cognitive perspective. CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/caim.12493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Wenxin He
- School of Management Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an China
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- School of Management Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an China
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Magni M, Ahuja MK, Trombini C. Excessive Mobile Use and Family-Work Conflict: A Resource Drain Theory Approach to Examine Their Effects on Productivity and Well-Being. INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.1287/isre.2022.1121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Given the pervasiveness of mobile technologies, it is important for organizations to gain a better understanding of the potential benefits and unexpected negative consequences of mobile use. Recent research outlined that 76% of employees in the United States handled work-related e-mails during nonwork time, and this phenomenon has been further amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic, which emphasized the pivotal role of constant connectivity and distributed work arrangements. Our research aims at providing a better understanding of why individuals engage in excessive use of mobile devices for work purposes during nonwork time and to elucidate the effects of such behavior. Our results show that investing time and energy in family demands during work time reduces individuals’ ability to fulfill job demands and leads to excessive mobile use during nonwork time. Such excessive use increases the individual perception productivity, but it comes at a cost in terms of physiological, psychological, and relational well-being because it prevents individuals to restore their energies. Our results show also that a competitive climate within the organization exacerbates such negative effects on well-being, thus elucidating the pivotal role of organizational policies and interventions in supporting a responsible use of mobile technologies.
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- Massimo Magni
- Department of Management and Technology, Bocconi University, 20136 Milan, Italy
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- College of Business, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292
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- Department of Organisational Behaviour, INSEAD, 138676 Singapore, Singapore
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Jaber J, Issa H. The Mediating Role of Techno-Addiction. INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT JOURNAL 2022. [DOI: 10.4018/irmj.314576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Rising stress levels in high-tech organizations have currently reached their highest peak. The dearth of empirical studies that focus on investigating the concept of technostress within FinTechs motivated this paper to address urgent research calls. Drawing on both the stressor-strain-outcome model and the stressor-detachment model, this paper focuses on examining the effects of techno-stressors on job performance with technological addiction as a mediator and psychological detachment as a moderator. A web-based survey panel of 179 employees from various US fintech companies was used to collect data. The paper delivers new understandings of how technostressors and technoaddiction are perceived among employees in the FinTech industry and thus attempts to extend earlier models related to digital culture and job design.
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- CEREN EA 7477, Burgundy School of Business, Université Bourgogne Franche‐Comté, Dijon, France
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Kubo T, Izawa S, Ikeda H, Tsuchiya M, Miki K, Takahashi M. Work e-mail after hours and off-job duration and their association with psychological detachment, actigraphic sleep, and saliva cortisol: A 1-month observational study for information technology employees. J Occup Health 2021; 63:e12300. [PMID: 34837278 PMCID: PMC8626826 DOI: 10.1002/1348-9585.12300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Objective A sufficient duration of time off after work is necessary to ensure workers’ health. Better quality of off‐job time can also facilitate recovery from fatigue, but its quantitative influence is largely unknown. We aimed to examine how off‐job time quality (as measured by the frequency of emailing after work), and off‐job duration is associated with psychological detachment, actigraphic sleep, and saliva cortisol using a 1‐month observational study. Methods The participants were 58 daytime employees working at an information technology company. Sleep actigraphy and saliva cortisol as well as self‐reported outcomes were repeatedly measured for 1 month. Two‐way (work e‐mail frequency × off‐job time) multilevel mixed‐effects linear regression analyses were performed in both continuous and categorical variables. Results The frequency of work e‐mailing after hours was significantly associated with self‐reported outcomes and actigraphic sleep quality, while a significant association was not found in cortisol awakening responses and actigraphic sleep duration. A significantly larger cortisol response after awakening was found in shorter, rather than longer, durations of off‐job time. Self‐reported detachment, rumination and carry‐over fatigue showed significant interactions between work e‐mail and off‐job time, suggesting that worse outcomes were found in a higher frequency of work e‐mail even when employees had longer amounts of off‐job time. Conclusion Our findings suggest that ensuring the quality and duration of off‐job time is beneficial for recovery from work with sufficient sleep. Specifically, the frequency of e‐mailing after work should be minimized to make recovery complete.
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- Tomohide Kubo
- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Kawasaki, Japan
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- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Kawasaki, Japan
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- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Kawasaki, Japan
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- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Kawasaki, Japan
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- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Kawasaki, Japan
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Yulita, Idris MA, Abdullah SS. Psychosocial safety climate improves psychological detachment and relaxation during off-job recovery time to reduce emotional exhaustion: A multilevel shortitudinal study. Scand J Psychol 2021; 63:19-31. [PMID: 34807489 DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Psychosocial safety climate (PSC) is a facet-specific climate for psychological health and safety which constitutes an important organizational resource for creating a conducive work environment. The process to regain/restore energy expended at work, known as "recovery," also plays a pivotal role for individuals; however, this process, together with PSC, remains largely underexplored. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the role of PSC in enhancing the moderating role of individuals' psychological detachment and relaxation during weekends on the relationship between daily job demands in Week 1 and daily emotional exhaustion in Week 2. Data from a shortitudinal study of 178 teachers (in total, 534 diaries) in Terengganu, Malaysia, over two consecutive weeks, were operationalized at the individual level and daily level using Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) software. The analysis showed that the daily experience of job demands in the prior week led to an increment of emotional exhaustion in the following week. Interestingly, the interaction role of PSC*psychological detachment and PSC*relaxation moderated the relationship between daily job demands and daily emotional exhaustion. Overall, this study highlights the importance of individual off-job recovery time and that building good PSC at work is fundamental in compensating for the adverse relationships between job demands and its consequences.
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- Yulita
- Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
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Spouse Factors Related to the Leave Period of Employees on Temporary Leave for Depression. J UOEH 2021; 43:41-50. [PMID: 33678785 DOI: 10.7888/juoeh.43.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In depression, the health condition of family members (particularly spouses) may influence the reinstatement process of employees on temporary leave. The length of leave from work may reflect the quality of the process leading to the stage of reinstatement, and a short period to reinstatement may increase the possibility of a smooth reinstatement. In this study we investigated the relationship between spouse factors and length of leave period. The subjects were 63 permanent employees on temporary leave for depression and their spouses. We investigated demographic characteristics, spouse factors, individual factors, household factors, and workplace factors, and extracted the factors related to the length of leave period through hierarchical multiple regression analysis. Results revealed that the Frenchay Activities Index (FAI), a spouse factor, was consistently and significantly related to the length of leave (β = -0.37, P < 0.01). The higher the spouse FAI, the shorter the leave period of employees on temporary leave. In particular, the spouses' leisure activities were related to the leave period, whereas the effects of housework and work were unclear. The results suggest that the assessment and intervention of the spouses' activities of daily living are important in reinstatement support.
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To detach or not to detach? The role of psychological detachment on the relationship between heavy work investment and well-being: A latent profile analysis. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-021-01958-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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AbstractThis study focuses on two types of heavy work investment, namely workaholism and work engagement, and on psychological detachment from work. Both workaholism and work engagement refer to an intense work effort, yet with a different impact on work and personal life. Building on Stressor–Detachment Model (SDM), we examine how different levels of workaholism, work engagement, and psychological detachment influence different outcomes related to employees’ well-being (i.e., perceived health, negative affectivity, positive affectivity). Data were collected from 342 employees via online survey and analyzed by mean of latent profile analysis. Five employee profiles were identified: High-Detachment and Engaged, Heavy Work Investors, Mild-Detachment and Disengaged, Mild-Detachment and Engaged, and Pure Workaholics. The profiles showed different patterns of the outcomes under investigation. Our findings also indicate that psychological detachment is an important factor that alleviates the detrimental effects of heavy work investment on employees’ well-being and that work engagement can play an immediate protecting role for employees’ well-being even in absence of significant levels of psychological detachment.
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Ménard J, Foucreault A, Leduc H, Meunier S, Trépanier SG. A Diary Study on When and With Whom Recovery Experiences Modulate Daily Stress and Worry During a COVID-19 Lockdown. Front Psychol 2021; 12:620349. [PMID: 33935872 PMCID: PMC8086833 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.620349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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In April 2020, almost six out of 10 people around the world were in lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Being locked down usually has a deleterious effect on the confined individual's mental health. In this exceptionally challenging context, finding ways to minimize negative mood about the pandemic is essential. Pandemic-related negative states (“negative mood”) and recovery experiences were investigated in a sample of 264 individuals who completed daily surveys four times per day over 7 consecutive days. MSEMs analyses revealed that negative mood persisted from moment-to-moment through the day, thus showing a response lag effect. Further analyses revealed that when someone experienced pandemic-related psychological detachment, relaxation, mastery, control, pleasure, or relatedness at specific periods of the day, mood had improved at the next measured time period, suggesting a protective effect. However, the pattern displayed by singles with dependents suggests that some recovery experiences at specific periods during the day seem to have a backfiring effect and worsen subsequent mood. These findings bring new insight into the role of recovery experiences during lockdowns and suggest that many could benefit from such experiences throughout the day when self-isolating. However, for individuals with multiple risk factors such as being single with dependents, some recovery experiences, at specific periods during the day, might not bring the desired outcome and future research is needed to examine if guilt or domestic burden may explain this finding. Results contribute to our understanding of how to take care of one's mental health during the current pandemic, and concrete recommendations adapted to individual contexts are provided.
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- Julie Ménard
- Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Ginoux C, Isoard-Gautheur S, Teran-Escobar C, Forestier C, Chalabaev A, Clavel A, Sarrazin P. Being Active during the Lockdown: The Recovery Potential of Physical Activity for Well-Being. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:1707. [PMID: 33578869 PMCID: PMC7916567 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18041707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 02/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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To examine the indirect relationships between physical activity, and well-being (i.e., need satisfaction, subjective vitality, and stress) of individuals, through recovery experiences (i.e., detachment from lockdown, relaxation, mastery, and control over leisure time) during the spring 2020 COVID-19 lockdown. METHODS 405 participants answered an online survey including questions on physical activity, recovery experiences, subjective vitality, perceived stress, and basic psychological needs satisfaction. Structural equation modeling tested a full-mediated model in which physical activity predicted recovery experience, which in turn predicted well-being. RESULTS Physical activity was positively related to a latent variable representing recovery experiences, which in turn was positively related to a latent variable representing well-being. CONCLUSIONS Physical activity carried out regularly during the COVID-19 lockdown positively predicted well-being through recovery experiences. The study results highlight the importance of maintaining or increasing physical activity during periods when recovery experiences and well-being may be threatened.
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- Clément Ginoux
- School of Human Movement & Sport Sciences, University of Grenoble Alpes, SENS, F-38000 Grenoble, France; (C.T.-E.); (C.F.); (A.C.); (A.C.)
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- School of Human Movement & Sport Sciences, University of Grenoble Alpes, SENS, F-38000 Grenoble, France; (C.T.-E.); (C.F.); (A.C.); (A.C.)
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- School of Human Movement & Sport Sciences, University of Grenoble Alpes, SENS, F-38000 Grenoble, France; (C.T.-E.); (C.F.); (A.C.); (A.C.)
- School of Political Sciences, University of Grenoble Alpes, PACTE, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- School of Human Movement & Sport Sciences, University of Grenoble Alpes, SENS, F-38000 Grenoble, France; (C.T.-E.); (C.F.); (A.C.); (A.C.)
- Laboratoire Motricité, Interactions, Performance, MIP—EA4334, Le Mans Université, 72085 Le Mans, France
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- School of Human Movement & Sport Sciences, University of Grenoble Alpes, SENS, F-38000 Grenoble, France; (C.T.-E.); (C.F.); (A.C.); (A.C.)
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- School of Human Movement & Sport Sciences, University of Grenoble Alpes, SENS, F-38000 Grenoble, France; (C.T.-E.); (C.F.); (A.C.); (A.C.)
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- School of Human Movement & Sport Sciences, University of Grenoble Alpes, SENS, F-38000 Grenoble, France; (C.T.-E.); (C.F.); (A.C.); (A.C.)
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Kitano N, Kai Y, Jindo T, Tsunoda K, Arao T. Compositional data analysis of 24-hour movement behaviors and mental health in workers. Prev Med Rep 2020; 20:101213. [PMID: 33204604 PMCID: PMC7648171 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Time in sleep was favorably associated with mental distress and work engagement. Sedentary behavior (SB) was negatively correlated with distress and work engagement. Light-intensity physical activity (LPA) was negatively correlated with distress. Reallocating time in SB or LPA to sleep was associated with better mental health.
This cross-sectional study investigated the relationship between 24-hour movement behaviors and mental health among Japanese workers, accounting for the co-dependence of time spent in different behaviors during a single day. This research is part of a prospective cohort study called the Meiji Yasuda LifeStyle study. Participants were 1095 workers in Tokyo, Japan, who underwent annual health check-ups between 2017 and 2018. Time use during workdays and non-workdays was separately evaluated. Behaviors included sleep (self-reported duration), sedentary behavior (SB), light-intensity physical activity (LPA), and moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (assessed with a tri-axial accelerometer). We used the six-item Kessler Psychological Distress scale to evaluate psychological distress and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale to assess work engagement as indicators for negative and positive mental health, respectively. We performed compositional logistic regression and compositional isotemporal substitution to examine associations between 24-hour movement behaviors and mental health. After controlling for potential confounders, time spent in workdays was significantly associated with higher psychological distress and lower work engagement (p < 0.05), respectively. Time spent sleeping was positively correlated with both mental health indicators, whereas time spent in SB or LPA was negatively correlated (p < 0.05). During workdays, higher psychological distress and lower work engagement were predicted to be 11.4–26.6% lower when 60 min/day of time spent sleeping were reallocated to SB or LPA. Reallocating time spent on SB or LPA to sleep during workdays may minimize psychological distress and optimize work engagement. Thus, proper time management focused on encouraging sleep may help improve workers’ mental health.
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- Naruki Kitano
- Physical Fitness Research Institute, Meiji Yasuda Life Foundation of Health and Welfare, 150 Tobuki, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0001, Japan
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- Physical Fitness Research Institute, Meiji Yasuda Life Foundation of Health and Welfare, 150 Tobuki, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0001, Japan
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- Physical Fitness Research Institute, Meiji Yasuda Life Foundation of Health and Welfare, 150 Tobuki, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0001, Japan
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- Physical Fitness Research Institute, Meiji Yasuda Life Foundation of Health and Welfare, 150 Tobuki, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0001, Japan.,Faculty of Social Welfare, Yamaguchi Prefectural University, 3-2-1 Sakurabatake, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi 753-8502, Japan
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- Physical Fitness Research Institute, Meiji Yasuda Life Foundation of Health and Welfare, 150 Tobuki, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0001, Japan
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Far Away, So Close? The Role of Destructive Leadership in the Job Demands–Resources and Recovery Model in Emergency Telework. SOCIAL SCIENCES 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/socsci9110196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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During the Covid-19 pandemic, people started teleworking intensively, which has led to some benefits in terms of economic continuity, but also some complaints. International teams of scholars have pointed out the new work-related challenges, underlining leaders’ role in successfully managing them. This study aimed at investigating the role of destructive leadership in the job demands–resources and recovery model during the Covid-19 pandemic. In detail, this study intended to assess (1) whether destructive leadership is positively associated with off-work-hours technology-assisted job demand (off-TAJD) and cognitive demands, as well as whether it decreases autonomy, (2) whether two demands—off-TAJD and cognitive demands—and two resources—social support and autonomy—are respectively negatively and positively related to recovery, and (3) whether recovery mediates the relationship between demands, resources, and exhaustion. A total of 716 French remote workers (61% were women) took part in this study. Data were collected using a self-report questionnaire. A multi-group structural equation model was used to test the hypotheses. The findings confirmed a significant association between destructive leadership, the two job demands, and autonomy; furthermore, all three variables mediated the relationship between destructive leadership and recovery. The findings showed the key role played by recovery as a mediator between, on one hand, off-TAJD, cognitive demands, autonomy, and social support, and, on the other hand, exhaustion. This study highlighted the role of destructive leadership, job resources, job demands, and recovery as determinants of exhaustion, illustrating their relationships in a sample of remote workers. Practical implications are discussed.
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Walter J, Haun VC. Positive and negative work reflection, engagement and exhaustion in dual-earner couples: Exploring living with children and work-linkage as moderators. GERMAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT-ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PERSONALFORSCHUNG 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/2397002220964930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Many employees think about their work during off-job time. Scholars have suggested that whether work-related thoughts during off-job time have detrimental or beneficial effects on employees’ well-being and performance depends on the nature of these thoughts. In this study with dual-earner couples we examined whether employees’ positive and negative work reflection during off-job time are associated with their own and with their partners’ work engagement and exhaustion. Furthermore, we investigated whether (a) living with children and (b) being work-linked (i.e. working in the same organisation and/or working in the same profession) moderated these relations. Both partners of 130 German heterosexual dual-earner couples responded to online questionnaires. We estimated multilevel analyses using the actor–partner interdependence model to analyse our dyadic data. We found positive associations between employees’ positive work reflection and both their own and their partners’ work engagement. Employees’ positive work reflection was also associated with their decreased exhaustion. Employees’ negative work reflection was negatively associated with their own work engagement and positively associated with their own exhaustion but unrelated to their partners’ outcomes. Moderator analyses revealed that living with children weakened the link between employees’ positive work reflection and their own work engagement and strengthened the link between their negative work reflection and exhaustion. The presence of couples’ work-linkage did not moderate any of these relations. This study builds on previous research by showing that employees’ positive work-related thinking is not only beneficial to themselves but also to their partners. Furthermore, the results suggest that living with children constitutes an additional demand that reduces the motivational effects of positive work reflection and amplifies the detrimental effects of employees’ negative work reflection.
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Panthee B, Panthee S, Shimazu A, Kawakami N. Validation of the Nepalese version of Recovery Experience Questionnaire. Heliyon 2020; 6:e03645. [PMID: 32258509 PMCID: PMC7118302 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Revised: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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People with stressful situations tend to experience lower psychological well-being highlighting the importance of involvement in activities or strategies that have the potential to promote recovery after stressful work situations. This study aimed to validate the Nepalese version of the Recovery Experience Questionnaire (REQ-N), which evaluates how individuals unwind and recuperate from work in their leisure time. Registered nurses of three university hospitals (N = 438) in Nepal were asked to complete the REQ-N voluntarily and the data was analyzed using SPSS-20 and AMOS. Reliability was examined by using the Cronbach alpha coefficient. Factorial validity was examined by using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Convergent validity was examined by examining the relationships with psychological distress, overall health, happiness, job performance and job satisfaction. Cronbach's alpha coefficients for four subscales ranged from 0.67 to 0.70. A hypothesized four-factor model fitted better to the data. As expected, mastery and control subscales correlated with psychological distress, overall health, happiness, job performance, and job satisfaction. However, psychological detachment subscale correlated with poor health and relaxation subscale correlated with low job satisfaction. The REQ-N displayed an acceptable level of internal-consistency reliability. The theory-based four-factor structure and the association with psychological distress, overall health, happiness, job performance and job satisfaction for mastery and control experience subscales supported the construct validity (including factor-based validity). However, some of the model fit statistics could not meet the minimum recommendations suggesting a need of a large study involving a heterogeneous population. Also, unexpected findings for psychological detachment and relaxation may reflect the culture and values of Nepalese people and need further research.
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- Bimala Panthee
- Patan Academy of Health Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Sanepa, Nepal
- Sustainable Study and Research Institute, Kathmandu-16, Balaju, Nepal
- Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
- Corresponding author.
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- Sustainable Study and Research Institute, Kathmandu-16, Balaju, Nepal
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- Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
- Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University 5322 Endo, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa 252-0882 Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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DE Jonge J. What makes a good work break? Off-job and on-job recovery as predictors of employee health. INDUSTRIAL HEALTH 2020; 58:142-152. [PMID: 31423002 PMCID: PMC7118062 DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2019-0097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Recovery from work today seems to be crucial for health care employees' health, so it is important to uncover ways how to facilitate and improve adequate recovery from work. Focusing on the recovery concept of detachment from work, this study investigated associations between detachment after work and during work breaks and individual health among health care employees from a general hospital in the Netherlands. An online cross-sectional survey study was conducted comprising a sample of 368 health care employees of different departments. Controlling for demographics in hierarchical regression analyses, results showed that when health care employees experienced more cognitive detachment after work, they reported less concentration problems. Second, when employees experienced more emotional detachment after work, they reported less feelings of emotional exhaustion, less depressive feelings, and less sleep problems. Finally, in case employees experienced more physical detachment after work, they reported less concentration problems, less feelings of emotional exhaustion, less sleep problems and less physical health problems. No significant associations were found for detachment during work breaks. In conclusion, findings add to current recovery research showing that detachment after work is an important predictor for health care employees' health.
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- Jan DE Jonge
- Human Performance Management Group, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
- Department of Social, Health and Organisational Psychology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
- School of Psychology, Asia Pacific Centre for Work Health and Safety, University of South Australia, Australia
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Ding J, Gehrman PR, Liu S, Yang F, Ma R, Jia Y, Yang X. Recovery Experience as the Mediating Factor in the Relationship Between Sleep Disturbance and Depressive Symptoms Among Female Nurses in Chinese Public Hospitals: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis. Psychol Res Behav Manag 2020; 13:303-311. [PMID: 32273783 PMCID: PMC7108876 DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s243864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Purpose Nurses are suffering from considerable work-related stress, which can result in disturbed sleep and depressive symptoms. Whereas, recovery experience can alleviate sleep disturbance and help maintain well-being in the working environment. The aim of this study was to examine whether recovery experiences play a mediating role in the relationship between sleep disturbance and depressive symptoms of female nurses in Chinese public hospitals. Methods From December 2017 to May 2018, the study with proportional sampling of cross-sectional design was carried out in the public tertiary hospitals from Shenyang of Liaoning Province in China. A total of 1500 female nurses who had been working for one or more years participated in this study. A structural equation model (SEM) was applied to test the assumption that recovery experiences might function as a mediator in the relationship between sleep disturbance and symptoms of depression. Results Sleep disturbance contributed most to the variance (32.9%) of depressive symptoms and had a significantly positive correlation with depressive symptoms (P<0.01) among nurses. Psychological detachment in recovery experience had a significantly positive correlation with sleep disturbance (P<0.01) and depressive symptoms (P<0.01). Whereas, relaxation, mastery experience, and control in recovery experience were significantly and negatively correlated with sleep disturbance (P<0.01) and depressive symptoms (P<0.01). Recovery experience served as a mediator between sleep disturbance and depressive symptoms (a * b = 0.066, BCa 95% CI: 0.045, 0.095). Conclusion Sleep disturbance was the predictor of depressive symptoms for female nurses. Moreover, recovery experience could combat the detrimental impacts of sleep disturbances on symptoms of depression. This study suggested that nurses might benefit from interventions on improving sleep quality to relieve depressive symptoms through mediating path of recovery experience.
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- Jialin Ding
- Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110013, People's Republic of China
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- Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110013, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110013, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110013, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110013, People's Republic of China
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Inoue M, Takano M, Ueno C, Mori M, Morimatsu Y, Matsumoto Y, Kushino N, Ishitake T. Advantages of the Variable Shift System, and Effective Use of Break Time to Better Support the Work Engagement of Nurses on Extended Day Shifts. Kurume Med J 2020; 65:155-168. [PMID: 31327800 DOI: 10.2739/kurumemedj.ms654001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to clarify factors that support the work engagement of nurses, who bear the burden of extended day shifts, by focusing on the advantages of the variable shift system and workday break activities. METHODS Nurses who were working under a variable shift system were asked to complete a self-report questionnaire to examine the workload, work engagement, work stressors, stress-coping strategies, and stress-coping break time activities, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of the variable shift system. Nine break activities were classified into the following four categories: social activities, rest/relaxation, entertainment, and cognitive activities. The advantages or disadvantages of the variable shift system were scored by developing composite variables using principal component analysis. These variables were used to perform a multiple regression analysis with work engagement as the dependent variable. RESULTS The advantage score was the variable most strongly correlated with work engagement. In contrast, "Quantitative workload" was negatively correlated with work engagement. Among break activities, in the social activities category correlations were observed in "Both conversation and Email/SNS" and "Conversation only". Although in fact most nurses chose conversation as one of the break options, more than half of the nurses selected rest/relaxation as their ideal break activity. CONCLUSION Our study suggested that the variable shift system supported the work engagement of nurses who worked extended day shifts. The results also suggested that it would be useful to arrange the employee lounge environment so that employees could freely choose between "conversation" or "taking a rest" depending on the circumstances.
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- Miyako Inoue
- Department of Environmental Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
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- Occupational Therapy Course, Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Kasei University
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
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Ding J, Jia Y, Zhao J, Yang F, Ma R, Yang X. Optimizing quality of life among Chinese physicians: the positive effects of resilience and recovery experience. Qual Life Res 2020; 29:1655-1663. [DOI: 10.1007/s11136-020-02414-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Hruska B, Pressman SD, Bendinskas K, Gump BB. Do vacations alter the connection between stress and cardiovascular activity? The effects of a planned vacation on the relationship between weekly stress and ambulatory heart rate. Psychol Health 2019; 35:984-999. [PMID: 31694400 DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2019.1687699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Objective: To examine how the association between psychological stress and ambulatory heart rate varies in the weeks before and after a planned vacation. We hypothesized that the impact of stress on heart rate would weaken in the weeks leading up to the vacation and return to normal levels in the weeks following the vacation.Method: Fifty-four workers eligible for paid vacation time were recruited; stress ratings obtained via weekly surveys and ambulatory heart rate readings obtained via a wrist-worn consumer device were collected before and after the vacation.Results: A statistically significant interaction was observed between weekly stress and the time period leading up to the vacation on ambulatory heart rate (b = -0.51, SE = 0.21, 95% CI = -0.91, -0.10, p = 0.01). A plot of predicted values demonstrated that the relationship between weekly stress and heart rate was stronger when the vacation was further away in the future and imparted less of an effect as the vacation approached.Conclusions: Vacations may have physical health benefits that extend beyond the vacation experience by reducing the association between stress and ambulatory heart rate in the weeks leading up to a planned vacation.
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- Bryce Hruska
- Department of Public Health, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychological Science, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Public Health, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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Almén N, Lundberg H, Sundin Ö, Jansson B. The reliability and factorial validity of the Swedish version of the Recovery Experience Questionnaire. NORDIC PSYCHOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/19012276.2018.1443280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Niclas Almén
- Department of Psychology, Mid Sweden University , 831 25 Östersund, Sweden
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- Department of Psychology, Mid Sweden University , 831 25 Östersund, Sweden
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- Department of Psychology, Mid Sweden University , 831 25 Östersund, Sweden
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- Department of Psychology, Mid Sweden University , 831 25 Östersund, Sweden
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Wendsche J, Lohmann-Haislah A. A Meta-Analysis on Antecedents and Outcomes of Detachment from Work. Front Psychol 2017; 7:2072. [PMID: 28133454 PMCID: PMC5233687 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.02072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Detachment from work has been proposed as an important non-work experience helping employees to recover from work demands. This meta-analysis (86 publications, k = 91 independent study samples, N = 38,124 employees) examined core antecedents and outcomes of detachment in employee samples. With regard to outcomes, results indicated average positive correlations between detachment and self-reported mental (i.e., less exhaustion, higher life satisfaction, more well-being, better sleep) and physical (i.e., lower physical discomfort) health, state well-being (i.e., less fatigue, higher positive affect, more intensive state of recovery), and task performance (small to medium sized effects). However, average relationships between detachment and physiological stress indicators and work motivation were not significant while associations with contextual performance and creativity were significant, but negative. Concerning work characteristics, as expected, job demands were negatively related and job resources were positively related to detachment (small sized effects). Further, analyses revealed that person characteristics such as negative affectivity/neuroticism (small sized effect) and heavy work investment (medium sized effect) were negatively related to detachment whereas detachment and demographic variables (i.e., age and gender) were not related. Moreover, we found a medium sized average negative relationship between engagement in work-related activities during non-work time and detachment. For most of the examined relationships heterogeneity of effect sizes was moderate to high. We identified study design, samples' gender distribution, and affective valence of work-related thoughts as moderators for some of these aforementioned relationships. The results of this meta-analysis point to detachment as a non-work (recovery) experience that is influenced by work-related and personal characteristics which in turn is relevant for a range of employee outcomes.
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- Johannes Wendsche
- Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Regional Transfer/Special SectorsDresden, Germany; Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mental WorkloadBerlin, Germany
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SHIMAZU A, MATSUDAIRA K, DE JONGE J, TOSAKA N, WATANABE K, TAKAHASHI M. Psychological detachment from work during non-work time: linear or curvilinear relations with mental health and work engagement? INDUSTRIAL HEALTH 2016; 54:282-292. [PMID: 26829972 PMCID: PMC4939862 DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2015-0097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This study examined whether a higher level of psychological detachment during non-work time is associated with better employee mental health (Hypothesis 1), and examined whether psychological detachment has a curvilinear relation (inverted U-shaped pattern) with work engagement (Hypothesis 2). A large cross-sectional Internet survey was conducted among registered monitors of an Internet survey company in Japan. The questionnaire included scales for psychological detachment, employee mental health, and work engagement as well as for job characteristics and demographic variables as potential confounders. The hypothesized model was tested with moderated structural equation modeling techniques among 2,234 respondents working in the tertiary industries with regular employment. Results showed that psychological detachment had curvilinear relations with mental health as well as with work engagement. Mental health improved when psychological detachment increased from a low to higher levels but did not benefit any further from extremely high levels of psychological detachment. Work engagement showed the highest level at an intermediate level of detachment (inverted U-shaped pattern). Although high psychological detachment may enhance employee mental health, moderate levels of psychological detachment are most beneficial for his or her work engagement.
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- Akihito SHIMAZU
- Department of Mental Health, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
- Asia Pacific Centre for Work Health and Safety, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Medical Research and Management for Musculoskeletal Pain, 22nd Century Medical and Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan
- Clinical Research Center for Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders, Kanto Rosai Hospital, Japan
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- Asia Pacific Centre for Work Health and Safety, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
- Human Performance Management Group, Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Mental Health, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Mental Health, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan
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Fujino-Oyama Y, Maeda R, Maru M, Inoue T. Validating the Japanese Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale for Nursing Education. J Nurs Educ 2016; 55:65-71. [PMID: 26814815 DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20160114-02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2015] [Accepted: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale for Nursing Education (SDLRSNE) assesses the extent to which an individual has the characteristics, capabilities, and attitudes required for self-directed learning. This study aimed to validate the Japanese version of the SDLRSNE with graduate-level nursing students. METHOD Confirmatory factor analyses, using data from a cross-sectional online survey of 376 nursing students, were conducted to examine construct validity. Relationships with potential related factors were analyzed to evaluate construct validity. Reliability was evaluated with item analysis and Cronbach's alpha. RESULTS Factor analyses revealed that three-factor and individual subscale models had a moderate-to-poor fit. No meaningful relationship with potential related factors was noted. Reliability measurements indicated a moderate fit to data. CONCLUSION This study could not confirm that the Japanese version of the SDLRSNE had acceptable levels of reliability and validity when tested with graduate-level nursing students. Further research is needed to examine the psychometric properties of the Japanese version of the SDLRSNE with other adult nursing learners or with graduate-level nursing students in other countries.
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de Bloom J, Radstaak M, Geurts S. Vacation effects on behaviour, cognition and emotions of compulsive and non-compulsive workers: do obsessive workers go 'cold turkey'? Stress Health 2014; 30:232-43. [PMID: 25100274 DOI: 10.1002/smi.2600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2013] [Revised: 06/17/2014] [Accepted: 06/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Compulsive workers often face psychological and physical health disturbances because of working long hours and an obsessive preoccupation with work during off-job time. Prolonged respite episodes may either relief these employees from their daily stressors to recover or trigger withdrawal symptoms. Our research question was as follows: How do (1) work hours, (2) rumination and (3) affective well-being unfold for compulsive workers compared with non-compulsive workers across long vacations? In a longitudinal field study, work hours, rumination and affective well-being were assessed in 54 employees 2 weeks before, during and in the first, second and fourth week after a long summer vacation. Working compulsively was assessed 3 weeks before vacation. Work hours decreased during and increased after vacation. Levels of rumination dropped during vacation and remained below baseline until 2 weeks after vacation. Initial differences in rumination between obsessive and non-obsessive workers disappeared during and directly after vacation. Affective well-being rose during vacation and returned to baseline directly after vacation. Increases in affective well-being during vacation as well as decreases after vacation were greater in obsessive workers than in non-obsessive workers. Vacations seem to temporarily offset characteristic differences between obsessive and non-obsessive workers, decrease rumination and improve affective well-being.
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- Jessica de Bloom
- Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands; School of Social Sciences & Humanities, University of Tampere, Finland
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Bakker AB, Sanz-Vergel AI, Rodríguez-Muñoz A, Oerlemans WGM. The state version of the recovery experience questionnaire: A multilevel confirmatory factor analysis. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WORK AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/1359432x.2014.903242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Eschleman KJ, Madsen J, Alarcon G, Barelka A. Benefiting from creative activity: The positive relationships between creative activity, recovery experiences, and performance-related outcomes. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 2014. [DOI: 10.1111/joop.12064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Kevin J. Eschleman
- Department of Psychology; San Francisco State University; San Francisco California USA
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- Department of Psychology; San Francisco State University; San Francisco California USA
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- Department of Management and Quantitative Methods; Illinois State University; Normal Illinois USA
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SHIMAZU A, DE JONGE J, KUBOTA K, KAWAKAMI N. Psychological detachment from work during off-job time: predictive role of work and non-work factors in Japanese employees. INDUSTRIAL HEALTH 2014; 52:141-146. [PMID: 24492761 PMCID: PMC4202757 DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2013-0210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2013] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Psychological detachment from work, an off-job experience of "switching off" mentally, seems to be crucial for promoting employee's well-being. Previous studies on predictors of psychological detachment mainly focused on job-related factors, and only a few studies focused on family-related and personal factors. This study focuses not only on job-related factors (job demands, job control, workplace support) but also on family-related (family/friend support) and personal factors (workaholism), and examines the relation of these three factors with psychological detachment. Data of 2,520 Japanese employees was randomly split into two groups and then analyzed using cross-validation. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that family/friend support had a positive association with psychological detachment, whereas a subscale of workaholism (i.e. working compulsively) had negative associations with it across the two groups. Results suggest that family/friend support would facilitate psychological detachment whereas workaholism would inhibit it.
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- Human Performance Management Group, Department of Industrial
Engineering and Innovation Sciences, Eindhoven University of Technology, The
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- School of Psychology, Centre for Applied Psychological
Research, Work and Stress Research Group, University of South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Mental Health, The University of Tokyo,
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Kubo T, Takahashi M, Sallinen M, Kubo Y, Suzumura H. [How are leisure activity and shiftwork schedule associated with recovery from fatigue in shiftwork nurses?]. SANGYŌ EISEIGAKU ZASSHI = JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 2013; 55:90-102. [PMID: 23448717 DOI: 10.1539/sangyoeisei.b12004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The period of leisure is an appropriate time to recover from work-induced fatigue, though some recovery takes place during rest breaks at work. Recently, much attention has been paid to the critical role of leisure activity in recovery. However, the findings relevant to shiftwork nurses who cannot take a day-off regularly are limited. This study explored how leisure activity during days off and shift work schedule are associated with recovery from fatigue in nurses working rotating shifts. METHODS A total of 426 nurses working rotating shifts at a university hospital returned a questionnaire regarding leisure activity and fatigue (response rate: 81.5%). Nurses were eligible for this study if they were female, worked 2 or 3 shifts, and had no missing data. A total of 390 respondents satisfied the inclusion criteria. A factor analysis classified their responses on how to spend an assumed period of two consecutive days off into three activity types: outdoor-, sleep-, and indoor-oriented. Fatigue (recovery from fatigue, accumulated fatigue, burnout), work conditions (working time, overtime, nightshift napping), sleep (sleep duration before day shift or day off, sleepiness) were measured. These data were analyzed using a two-way mixed model analysis of covariance (type [outdoor, sleep, indoor], shift schedule [two or three-shift system]). Covariates included age, length of career, partner, children, and hospital ward. Multiple regression analyses were performed to examine the factors determining the level of fatigue. RESULTS Outdoor-oriented nurses showed significantly faster fatigue recovery, lower accumulated fatigue and less burnout symptoms than others, regardless of the shiftwork schedule. In contrast, sleep-oriented nurses showed significantly slower recovery from fatigue. Besides, their level of fatigue deteriorated more when they worked under a 3-shift system (counter-clockwise) compared with under 2-shift system (with mainly 16-hour nightshift). Multiple regression analysis indicated that sleep-oriented type of leisure activity, workload perception of working time, work-induced insomnia and length of nightshift naps were significantly related to fatigue-related outcomes. CONCLUSIONS The primary finding of this study suggests that the level of fatigue is associated with the type of leisure activity, especially sleep-oriented activity, during shiftwork nurses' days off. Also, ensuring sufficient nightshift nap time may be one of the most important nightshift-related factors for recovery from fatigue. The present findings may have implications for appropriate activities during days off as factors facilitating recovery from work, though further investigations are needed to examine the causal links.
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- Tomohide Kubo
- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, 6-21-1 Nagao, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 214-8585, Japan.
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