Job characteristics and off-job activities as predictors of need for recovery, well-being, and fatigue

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Sonnentag, S; Zijlstra, FRH
• 署名单位: University of Konstanz; University of Surrey; University of Surrey
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0021-9010
• DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.91.2.330
• 发表日期: 2006
• 页码: 330-350
• 关键词: recovery; recuperation; fatigue; HEALTH; Well-being

摘要

Two empirical studies examined need for recovery (i.e., a person's desire to be temporarily relieved from demands in order to restore his or her resources) as a mediator in the relationship between poor job characteristics (high job demands, low job control) and high off-job demands, on the one hand, and fatigue and poor individual well-being, on the other hand. Multilevel data from a daily survey study in the health service sector (Study 1) showed that high job demands, low job control, and unfavorable off-job activities predicted a high need for recovery. Need for recovery in turn was negatively related to individual well-being. A large-scale survey with a representative sample of the Dutch working population (Study 2) confirmed these findings for fatigue. In both studies, need for recovery mediated the effects of job characteristics and off-job activities on fatigue and poor well-being, respectively.