Sabbatical Leave: Who Gains and How Much?

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Davidson, Oranit B.; Eden, Dov; Westman, Mina; Cohen-Charash, Yochi; Hammer, Leslie B.; Kluger, Avraham N.; Krausz, Moshe; Maslach, Christina; O'Driscoll, Michael; Perrewe, Pamela L.; Quick, James Campbell; Rosenblatt, Zehava; Spector, Paul E.
• 署名单位: Tel Aviv University; City University of New York (CUNY) System; Baruch College (CUNY); City University of New York (CUNY) System; Portland State University; Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Bar Ilan University; University of California System; University of California Berkeley; University of Waikato; State University System of Florida; Florida State University; University of Texas System; University of Texas Arlington; University of Haifa; State University System of Florida; University of South Florida
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0021-9010
• DOI: 10.1037/a0020068
• 发表日期: 2010
• 页码: 953-964
• 关键词: stress; Well-being; respite; sabbatical; conservation of resources theory

摘要

A rigorous quasi-experiment tested the ameliorative effects of a sabbatical leave, a special case of respite from routine work. We hypothesized that (a) respite increases resource level and well-being and (b) individual differences and respite features moderate respite effects. A sample of 129 faculty members on sabbatical and 129 matched controls completed measures of resource gain, resource loss, and well-being before, during, and after the sabbatical. Among the sabbatees, resource loss declined and resource gain and well-being rose during the sabbatical. The comparison group showed no change. Moderation analysis revealed that those who reported higher respite self-efficacy and greater control, were more detached, had a more positive sabbatical experience, and spent their sabbatical outside their home country enjoyed more enhanced well-being than others.