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A Meta-Analysis on Antecedents and Outcomes of Detachment from Work

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Wendsche, Johannes, Lohmann-Haislah, Andrea·2017·Frontiers in Psychology
DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.02072PMC PMC5233687
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= 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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    The Discussion (Outcomes and antecedents of detachment) reports a positive relationship between detachment from work and well-being. The Conclusions also link detachment to mental and physical health and task performance, but the paper does not assess flourishing as a distinct outcome. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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Authors
Wendsche, J., & Lohmann-Haislah, A.
Affiliations
Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (DE)
Corresponding author
Wendsche, Johannes
ORCID
Wendsche, Johannes
Venue
Frontiers in Psychology
Publisher
Frontiers Media SA
Published
2017-01-13
Volume
7
Pages
2072-2072
ISSN
1664-1078 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3389/fpsyg.2016.02072
PMC
PMC5233687
OpenAlex
W2572073598
Cited by
292
References
165
Citations by year
2026: 31 · 2025: 30 · 2024: 38 · 2023: 32 · 2022: 41 · 2021: 45 · 2020: 34 · 2019: 25 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 5
FWCI
3.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • Frontiers in Psychology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin (F 2353)
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 › Sociology and Political Science › Work-Family Balance Challenges
Keywords
detachment from work, recovery, job demands, job resources, negative affectivity, neuroticism, employee well-being, mental health, task performance, creativity, employee motivation, sleep, fatigue

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