Happy, healthy, and productive: the role of detachment from work during nonwork time

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• Personal Author:
  Barger P ; Fritz C ; Yankelevich M ; Zarubin A
• Description:
  Mentally distancing oneself from work during nonwork time can help restore resources lost because of work demands. In this study, we examined possible outcomes of such psychological detachment from work, specifically well-being and job performance. Although employees may need to mentally detach from work to restore their well-being, high levels of detachment may require a longer time to get back into "working mode," which may be negatively associated with job performance. Our results indicate that higher levels of self-reported detachment were associated with higher levels of significant other-reported life satisfaction as well as lower levels of emotional exhaustion. In addition, we found curvilinear relationships between psychological detachment and coworker reported job performance (task performance and proactive behavior). Thus, although high psychological detachment may enhance employee well-being, it seems that medium levels of detachment are most beneficial for job performance. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Men Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological Women
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Recovery Coping Behavior Detachment Employee Satisfaction Health Job Performance Job Stress Mental Processes Psychological Adaptation Psychological Responses Psychological Stress Task Performance Well-being Work-life Balance Worker Health Work Experience

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• ISSN:
  0021-9010
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  95
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048615
• Citation:
  J Appl Psychol 2010 Sep; 95(5):977-983
• Contact Point Address:
  Charlotte Fritz, Portland State University, Psychology Department, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207
• Email:
  fritzc@pdx.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  Portland State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Applied Psychology
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:042d64fa23b9d97896078f7215fe55c9f93fe43df257fd0d9c51ef0a516e2f16713fa7b53f9bef89e68b796077b00163784991ac338b3cc5a89961aa2f3c4fce
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203329/cdc_203329_DS1.pdf
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