title: Daily recovery experiences: the role of volunteer work during leisure time.
abstract: This study focused on the role of volunteer work for daily recovery from work. In a 1-week diary study with 166 employees, we assessed the amount of time spent on volunteer work during leisure time, and the recovery facets of psychological detachment from work (i.e., mentally switching off from work), mastery experiences (i.e., pursuing challenging activities), and community experiences (i.e., cultivating relationships) every day before participants went to bed. Results from hierarchical linear modeling (n = 529 days) showed volunteer work during leisure time to be positively related to mastery experiences and community experiences suggesting volunteer work to contribute to successful recovery by creating new resources.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany. Eva.Mojza@uni-konstanz.de
authors.forename: Eva J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Mojza
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lorenz
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sonnentag
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Binnewies
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014838:Volunteers