Do Sick Coworkers Make us Help Others?: Investigating the Critical Roles of Citizenship Pressure and Psychological Detachment

Author(s):  
Janet A. Boekhorst ◽  
Michael Halinski
2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben J. Searle

The work of airline pilots is demanding and must be followed by rest periods (slips) so that pilots recover sufficiently well to keep flying safely. When slips occur away from home base, pilots are usually accommodated in a hotel. This paper reviews the phenomenon of psychological detachment from work (i.e., not thinking about work) and its implications for pilot accommodation and recovery. The review suggests that pilots accommodated in hotels located in or close to airports may be less able to psychologically detach from work during slips, with implications for recovery, fatigue, and ultimately safety. The paper presents a rationale for considering psychological detachment from work when evaluating the quality of hotels chosen for pilots.


Author(s):  
Laura Vieten ◽  
Anne Marit Wöhrmann ◽  
Alexandra Michel

Abstract Objective Due to recent trends such as globalization and digitalization, more and more employees tend to have flexible working time arrangements, including boundaryless working hours. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships of various aspects of boundaryless working hours (overtime, Sunday work, and extended work availability) with employees’ state of recovery. Besides, we examined the mediating and moderating role of recovery experiences (psychological detachment, relaxation, mastery, and control) in these relationships. Methods We used data from 8586 employees (48% women; average age of 48 years) who took part in the 2017 BAuA-Working Time Survey, a representative study of the German working population. Regression analyses were conducted to test main effects as well as mediation and moderation. Results Overtime work, Sunday work, and extended work availability were negatively related to state of recovery. Psychological detachment mediated these relationships. Furthermore, we found that relaxation and control mediated the association between extended work availability and state of recovery. However, no relevant moderating effects were found. Conclusions Altogether, our findings indicate that various aspects of boundaryless working hours pose a risk to employees’ state of recovery and that especially psychological detachment is a potential mechanism in these relationships. In addition, the results suggest that a high level of recovery experiences cannot attenuate these negative relationships in leisure time. Therefore, employers and employees alike should try to avoid or minimize boundaryless working hours.


Author(s):  
Jina Park ◽  
Shezeen Oah

The purpose of the present study was to examine whether work overload and unreasonable organizational climate have significant relationship with emotional exhaustion. The present study also attempted to find out whether psychological detachment has mediating effects on the relationship. Psychological detachment refers to an individual's experience of being mentally away from work, to make a pause in thinking about work-related issues, thus to “switch off”. Previous research has suggested that psychological detachment from work during off-job time is important in order to recover from stress encountered at the job. Data were collected from 234 workers employed in a variety of organizations. It was found that work overload and unreasonable organizational climate were significantly associated with low psychological detachment and high emotional exhaustion. In addition, psychological detachment had mediating effects on the relationship of work overload and unreasonable organizational climate to emotional exhaustion.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 481
Author(s):  
Juwita Juwita ◽  
Andy Saputra ◽  
Elisa Elisa ◽  
Maria Theresia Tessa ◽  
Tommy Y.S. Suyasa

Perawat yang sering memikirkan pekerjaan di luar jam kerja dapat menimbulkan rendahnya well-being. Hal tersebut dapat memicu tingkat job stress yang tinggi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peran psychological detachment dalam mengatur hubungan antara job stress dan well-being pada perawat. Subyek penelitian ini adalah perawat yang bekerja pada berbagai instansi kesehatan yang berlokasi di Tangerang. Penelitian ini melibatkan 103 subyek, yang terdiri dari 88 orang perempuan dan 15 orang laki-laki dengan rentang usia 19-57 tahun. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kuantitatif dengan jenis penelitian korelasional. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa psychological detachment berperan dalam mengatur hubungan antara job stress dan well-being pada perawat. Namun, peran job stress terhadap indikator negatif well-being lebih signifikan daripada peran psychological detachment terhadap indikator negatif well-being.


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