Job characteristics and off-job activities as predictors of need for recovery, well-being, and fatigue.
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.
Sonnentag
Sabine
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Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany. sabine.sonnentag@unikonstanz.de
Zijlstra
Fred R H
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D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003289:Convalescence; D004651:Employment; D005221:Fatigue / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires