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Work, recovery activities, and individual well-being: A diary study.

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Sonnentag, Sabine·2001·Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

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This study extends previous research on respite from work and addresses the question of how individuals use their leisure time to recover from work. It is hypothesized that time spent on work-related and household activities has a negative effect on well-being, whereas low-effort, social, and physical activities are assumed to have a positive effect. One hundred Dutch teachers completed a diary on leisure time activities and situational well-being for 5 days, and work situation variables were assessed with a questionnaire. Multilevel analyses in which preleisure well-being and work situation variables were entered as control variables supported 4 of the 5 hypotheses. Moreover, a lagged effect of high time pressure on poor situational well-being was found. The study showed that leisure time activities and a low-stress work situation contribute independently to an individual's well-being.

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Authors
Sonnentag, S.
Affiliations
University of Konstanz (DE)
Corresponding author
Sonnentag, Sabine
Venue
Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
Published
2001
Volume
6
Issue
3
Pages
196-210
ISSN
  • 1076-8998 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1307
OpenAlex
W2095267132
Cited by
731
References
73
Citations by year
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FWCI
9.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc-nd
Locations
  • Journal of Occupational Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • KOPS (University of Konstanz) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Workaholism, burnout, and well-being
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Workplace Health and Well-being
Keywords
leisure-time activities, work recovery, teachers, time pressure, work situation, housework, work activities, social activity, physical activity, diary study
MeSH terms
Activities of Daily Living, Adaptation, Psychological, Faculty, Holistic Health, Humans, Leisure Activities, Netherlands, Psychometrics, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Stress, Psychological, Work, Occupational Health

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