scholarly journals Does Psychological Detachment From Work Protect Employees under High Intensified Job Demands?

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaana Minkkinen ◽  
Ulla Kinnunen ◽  
Saija Mauno
Keyword(s):  
Job Demands ◽  
Psychological Detachment ◽  
Psychological Detachment From Work

scholarly journals Elucidating the Role of Recovery Experiences in the Job Demands-Resources Model

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 659-669 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernardo Moreno-Jiménez ◽  
Alfredo Rodríguez-Muñoz ◽  
Ana Isabel Sanz-Vergel ◽  
Eva Garrosa
Keyword(s):  
Role Conflict ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Psychological Detachment ◽  
Recovery Experiences ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Mastery Experiences ◽  
And Control ◽  
Psychological Detachment From Work

Based on the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model, the current study examined the moderating role of recovery experiences (i.e., psychological detachment from work, relaxation, mastery experiences, and control over leisure time) on the relationship between one job demand (i.e., role conflict) and work-and health-related outcomes. Results from our sample of 990 employees from Spain showed that psychological detachment from work and relaxation buffered the negative impact of role conflict on some of the proposed outcomes. Contrary to our expectations, we did not find significant results for mastery and control regarding moderating effects. Overall, findings suggest a differential pattern of the recovery experiences in the health impairment process proposed by the JD-R model.

Detachment From Work in Airport Hotels

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben J. Searle
Keyword(s):  
Home Base ◽  
Airline Pilots ◽  
Psychological Detachment ◽  
Rest Periods ◽  
Psychological Detachment From Work

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.

scholarly journals The relationship of work overload and unreasonable organizational climate to emotional exhaustion and mediating effects of psychological detachment

2011 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 809-833 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jina Park ◽  
Shezeen Oah
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Work Overload ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Psychological Detachment ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Psychological Detachment From Work

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.

scholarly journals A randomized controlled trial to improve psychological detachment from work and well-being among employees: a study protocol comparing online CBT-based and mindfulness interventions

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Tement ◽  
Saša Zorjan ◽  
Meta Lavrič ◽  
Vita Poštuvan ◽  
Nejc Plohl
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Online Interventions ◽  
Waitlist Control ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Psychological Detachment ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Waitlist Control Group ◽  
Psychological Detachment From Work

Abstract Background The changing landscape of the work environment, which often encompasses expectations of employees being continuously available, makes it difficult to disengage from work and recover. This can have a negative impact on employees’ well-being, resulting in burnout, depression and anxiety, among other difficulties. The current study will test the effectiveness of two different online interventions (i.e., cognitive behavioral therapy; CBT and mindfulness-based stress reduction; MBSR) on employees’ psychological detachment, burnout and other variables related to general (e.g., life satisfaction) and work-specific (e.g., work engagement) well-being. Methods/design The study is designed as a randomized control trial with two intervention groups (i.e., CBT, MBSR) and a waitlist control group. Participants will be full-time employees from a wide range of organizations from Slovenia, who report moderate difficulties with psychological detachment from work and burnout and are not receiving any other form of treatment. The online interventions will encompass 12 sessions over 6 weeks (2 sessions per week); each session will include 1) an active audio-guided session and 2) home assignments, accompanied by handouts and worksheets. The study outcomes (i.e., psychological detachment, burnout, general and work-specific well-being), potential mechanisms (i.e., work-related maladaptive thinking patterns, mindfulness) and moderators (e.g., supervisor support for recovery) will be assessed immediately before and after the interventions (pre and post measurement) and 3 months after intervention completion (follow-up). Additionally, participants will fill out questionnaires for the assessment of the central mechanisms and study outcomes each week. Discussion We expect that the CBT-based intervention will lead to greater improvements in psychological detachment from work and burnout compared to the MBSR and the waitlist control group. Additionally, we expect that the CBT-based intervention will also lead to greater enhancement of both general and work-related well-being. Trial registration https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN98347361 [May 19, 2020].

Restoring depleted resources: Efficacy and mechanisms of change of an internet-based unguided recovery training for better sleep and psychological detachment from work.

2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (Suppl) ◽  
pp. 1240-1251 ◽  
Author(s):  
David D. Ebert ◽  
Matthias Berking ◽  
Hanne Thiart ◽  
Heleen Riper ◽  
Johannes A. C. Laferton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanisms Of Change ◽  
Psychological Detachment ◽  
Psychological Detachment From Work

scholarly journals The Role of Trait and State Perfectionism in Psychological Detachment From Daily Job Demands

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorota Reis ◽  
Elisabeth Prestele
Keyword(s):  
Role Ambiguity ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Personal Characteristic ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Psychological Detachment ◽  
Path Models ◽  
Strain Responses

Psychological detachment has been proposed to be a mediator of the relations between an individual’s responses to stressful work-related experiences and mid- and long-term health. However, the number of studies that have specifically examined the role that personal characteristics play in these associations is considerably small. One personal characteristic that might specifically interfere with psychological detachment is perfectionism, which has been considered an important vulnerability factor for the development of psychological disorders. Hence, the goal of this registered report was to extend research on psychological detachment by introducing trait and state perfectionism as moderators of the aforementioned relations. We conducted an experience sampling study with three measurement occasions per day over the course of 3 working weeks (N = 158 employees; M = 41.6; 67% women). Multilevel path models showed that perfectionistic concerns consistently determined strain responses at between- and within-levels of analyses even after the effects of job demands (i.e., unfinished tasks and role ambiguity) and detachment were accounted for. However, we found no evidence for the proposed moderation effects. The theoretical implications for the understanding of the processes proposed in the stressor-detachment model are discussed.

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