Better together? Examining profiles of employee recovery experiences
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Employees are exposed to a wide variety of job demands that deplete personal resources and necessitate recovery. In light of this need, research on work recovery has focused on how distinct recovery experiences during postwork time relate to employee well-being. However, investigators have largely tested the effects of these experiences in isolation, neglecting the possibility that profiles of recovery experiences may exist and influence the recovery process. The current set of studies adopted a person-centered approach using latent profile analysis to understand whether unique constellations of recovery experiences-psychological detachment, relaxation, mastery, control, and problem-solving pondering-emerged for 2 samples of full-time employees. In Study 1, which involved a single-time-point assessment, we identified 4 unique profiles of recovery experiences, tested whether job demands (i.e., time pressure, role ambiguity) and job resources (i.e., job control) differentiated profile membership, and evaluated whether each profile uniquely related to employee well-being outcomes (i.e., emotional exhaustion, engagement, somatic complaints). In Study 2, which involved 2 time points, we replicated 3 of the 4 profiles observed in Study 1, and tested 2 additional antecedents rated by employees' supervisors: leader-member exchange and supervisor support for recovery. Across both studies, unique differences emerged in regard to antecedents and outcomes tied to recovery experience profile membership. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- Authors
- Bennett, A. A., Gabriel, A. S., Calderwood, C., Dahling, J. J., & Trougakos, J. P.
- Affiliations
- Old Dominion University (US)
- University of Arizona (US)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- The College of New Jersey (US)
- University of Toronto Scarborough (CA)
- Venue
- Journal of Applied Psychology
- Published
- 2016-12
- Volume
- 101
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 1635-1654
- ISSN
- 0021-9010 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1854
- OpenAlex
- W2519016542
- Cited by
- 219
- References
- 86
- Citations by year
- 2026: 14 · 2025: 26 · 2024: 35 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 34 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 21 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 14
- FWCI
- 27.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Applied Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (435-2014-0693)
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Workaholism, burnout, and well-being
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
- Keywords
- work recovery, psychological detachment, relaxation, mastery, control, problem-solving pondering, job demands, role ambiguity, time pressure, job control, emotional exhaustion, engagement, somatic symptoms, leader-member exchange, employee well-being
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Employment, Female, Humans, Male, Personal Satisfaction, Relaxation
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