What free time? A daily study of work recovery and well-being among working students.

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Demar Taylor ◽  
Lori Anderson Snyder ◽  
Li Lin
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Free Time ◽  
Working Students ◽  
Work Recovery

scholarly journals Digital Games and Mindfulness Apps: Comparison of Effects on Post Work Recovery

10.2196/12853 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. e12853 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Collins ◽  
Anna Cox ◽  
Caroline Wilcock ◽  
Geraint Sethu-Jones
Keyword(s):  
Field Study ◽  
Job Strain ◽  
Digital Games ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Digital Game ◽  
Work Recovery ◽  
Mixed Analysis ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Game Condition

Background Engagement in activities that promote the dissipation of work stress is essential for post work recovery and consequently for well-being. Previous research suggests that activities that are immersive, active, and engaging are especially effective at promoting recovery. Therefore, digital games may be able to promote recovery, but little is known about how they compare with other popular mobile activities, such as mindfulness apps that are specifically designed to support well-being. Objective The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the effectiveness of a digital game and mindfulness app in promoting post work recovery, first in a laboratory setting and then in a field study. Methods Study 1 was a laboratory experiment (n=45) in which participants’ need for recovery was induced by a work task, before undertaking 1 of 3 interventions: a digital game (Block! Hexa Puzzle), a mindfulness app (Headspace), or a nonmedia control with a fidget spinner (a physical toy). Recovery in the form of how energized participants felt (energetic arousal) was compared before and after the intervention and how recovered participants felt (recovery experience) was compared across the conditions. Study 2 was a field study with working professionals (n=20), for which participants either played the digital game or used the mindfulness app once they arrived home after work for a period of 5 working days. Measures of energetic arousal were taken before and after the intervention, and the recovery experience was measured after the intervention along with measures of enjoyment and job strain. Results A 3×2 mixed analysis of variance identified that, in study 1, the digital game condition increased energetic arousal (indicative of improved recovery) whereas the other 2 conditions decreased energetic arousal (F2,42=3.76; P=.03). However, there were no differences between the conditions in recovery experience (F2,42=.01; P=.99). In study 2, multilevel model comparisons identified that neither the intervention nor day of the week had a significant main effect on how energized participants felt. However, for those in the digital game condition, daily recovery experience increased during the course of the study, whereas for those in the mindfulness condition, it decreased (F1,18=9.97; P=.01). Follow-up interviews with participants identified 3 core themes: detachment and restoration, fluctuations and differences, and routine and scheduling. Conclusions This study suggests that digital games may be effective in promoting post work recovery in laboratory contexts (study 1) and in the real world, although the effect in this case may be cumulative rather than instant (study 2).

Assessment of Free Time Motivation on a Sample of 11 to 18 Year-Old Catalan-Speaking Spanish Adolescents

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Malo ◽  
Ferran Viñas ◽  
Mònica González-Carrasco ◽  
Ferran Casas ◽  
Carles Alsinet
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Development ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Free Time ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Satisfaction Scale

AbstractFree time is considered to be a very important aspect of adolescents’ psychosocial development. One of the instruments that has been developed to explore motivation in relation to free time activities is Baldwin and Caldwell’s (2003) Free Time Motivation Scale for Adolescents (FTMS-A), based on Ryan and Deci (2000) Self-Determination Theory. The main aim of this study is to explore the psychometric properties of the FTM S-A after its translation and adaptation to Catalan, administering it to a sample of 2,263 adolescents aged between 11 and 18 (M = 14.99; SD = 1.79) from Catalonia, Spain. To explore structural validity we follow two steps: Firstly, we analyze how the scale fits with the original model by conducting a CFA on the whole sample; secondly, we conduct an EFA on one half of the sample and a CFA on the other half in order to identify which structure best suits the sample. We also analyze convergent validity using three indicators of subjective well-being: The Personal Well-Being Index (PWI), the Satisfaction with Life scale (SWLS) and the Overall Life Satisfaction scale (OLS). The initial CFA produces a 5-factor model like the original, but with goodness of fit indices that do not reach the acceptable minimum. The EFA and the second CFA show a good fit for a 3-dimensional model (χ2(90) = 320.293; RMSEA = .048; NNFI = .92; CFI = .94) comprising introjected motivation, intrinsic motivation and amotivation. The correlations obtained between the FTMS-A and the three measures of subjective well-being scales show an association between free time motivations and this construct. Due to the model of scale used in the present study differs from the original, it is proposed that the new scale structure with 16 items be tested in the future in different cultural contexts.

Civilians for Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-42
Author(s):  
Judit Torgyik
Keyword(s):  
Community Building ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Free Time ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
General Development ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Swedish Study ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Study Circle

AbstractCivil initiatives, free time learning activities with pleasure are significant in general development of society, in the consolidation of knowledge and skills of local communities. However, it also has positive effects on well-being, community building, too. A form of civil initiative is the Swedish study circle which has been operating for decades, recently more and more popular in other countries, too.

Working and Non-Working Students: Roles, Support and Well-Being

1989 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 244-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randi D. Koeske ◽  
Gary F. Koeske
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Working Students

scholarly journals Gender Differences in Engagement in Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior—Two Studies in Poland

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Tomasz Gigol
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Holding Companies ◽  
Socialization Theory ◽  
Working Students ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Postgraduate Studies ◽  
And Gender

The objective of this article is to present the results of research on the differences in unethical pro-organizational behavior between men and women. Enterprises run the risk of loss of reputation as a result of unethical pro-organizational behavior on the part of their staff. Such behavior also stands in opposition to sustainable enterprise development. However, an employee who engages in this type of behavior may suffer guilt and embarrassment. In the long term, this hinders employee well-being. The correlation between engagement in unethical pro-organizational behavior and the respondents’ gender was examined in two empirical studies. The first one was carried out among full-time employees of companies operating in various sectors in Poland, who were extramural students (N = 786). The second study was conducted half among employees of three large holding companies and half among working students of postgraduate studies (N = 389). The t-Student test was employed in the study. Statistical analysis was performed with the use of the IBM SPSS Amos 25.0.0 software. The theoretical framework of gender socialization theory was employed. The main conclusion is that women are less inclined to display unethical behavior for the sake of an organization than men. This is the first—or one of the first articles—devoted to studying the correlations between unethical pro-organizational behavior and gender. The results of the study can be applied in practice as they support increased participation of women in management as well as in creation and implementation of ethical codes in organizations.

scholarly journals ГДЕ ЈЕ БОЉЕ? – ФАКТОР СРЕЋЕ ИЛИТИ НАРАТИВИ О МИГРАЦИЈИ –

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-69
Author(s):  
György Szerbhorváth
Keyword(s):  
Life Experiences ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Hard Work ◽  
Free Time ◽  
The West ◽  
Marital Relations ◽  
Returning Home ◽  
And Migration

IIn our study, which is based on qualitative interviews and conversations, we examined, how Hungarians who emigrated to the West, live and interpret their lives along with those who returned home to Hungary or are considering returning. Happiness and contentment in their lives are determined by countless, complex interactive attitudes, and a whole range of motivations that determine both emigration and the possibility of returning home. Our interviewees were mostly around 40 years old and presented their life experiences in different narratives. We found satisfaction among those who live abroad. When it comes to those who returned home, the key reasons are the lack of integration abroad, feeling of alienation, hard work, as is it to the detriment of free time, social and marital relations, which is not necessarily compensated by the material well-being. In the age of transnationalism, new patterns of mobility and migration are emerging, and the question of “where is better” has become an important element of human self-interpretation and self-esteem.

Leisure, Free Time and Well-Being of 10 Years Old Children Living in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 637-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graciela Tonon ◽  
María Juliana Laurito ◽  
Denise Benatuil
Keyword(s):  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Free Time ◽  
Buenos Aires Province

Well being in patients on CAPD and hemodialysis

1994 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 473-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.F. De Vecchi ◽  
A. Scalamogna ◽  
M. Colombini ◽  
B. Cesana ◽  
G.C. Cancarini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
Multicenter Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Free Time ◽  
Peritoneal Catheter ◽  
Present Treatment ◽  
Clinical Complications ◽  
Choice Of Treatment ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Mean Time

In the present multicenter study, 120 pts who had been treated by both hemodialysis (HD) and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) for at least 6 months each, were invited to answer questions on 34 matters, to compare symptoms and their well-being while on the two treatments. Patients were invited to choose HD or CAPD and indicate the reasons for their choice. For 28 patients the first treatment was HD and for 92 CAPD. The mean time between the change of therapy and the study was 46±35 months. Their final choices were found to be strictly related to the present treatment (p<0.001). The reasons for choice of CAPD were: more free time (21%), more freedom (67%), better well being (44%), less worry (5%); for HD they were: more free time (53%), better well-being (39%), less worry (13%), no need for a peritoneal catheter and fewer clinical complications (19%). The catheter was considered more cumbersome than the A.V. fistula, the time involved was considered to be shorter on HD by 52 patients and on CAPD by 39, thirst and cramps were considered to be more frequent and severe on CAPD by half of the patients. The prevalence and severity of problems and symptoms and choice of treatment were not related to sex, job, education or age.

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