Psychology of rest and problems of human functional states’ self-regulation^ proactive and reactive approaches

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. S. Kuznetsova ◽  
◽  
M. S. Luzianina
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Flexible Work ◽  
Recovery Planning ◽  
Proactive Approach ◽  
Work Pressure ◽  
Flexible Work Schedule ◽  
Functional States ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Differential Test

The different attitudes to rest and recovery are discussed and analyzed on the base of the empirical study. The aim of the study — to identify the link between employees attitudes to rest and the typical means of human functional states’ (HFS) self-regulation in dynamic organizational environment. Employees of different service organizations with flexible work schedule participated in the study. The diagnostic set included: special check-lists for peculiarities of rest and recovery planning; the semantic differential test; questionnaires to get data about typical self-regulation and coping means, used under work pressure. The obtained data helped to reveal that attitudes towards rest and recovery are tightly connected with proactive or reactive approaches to rest planning. Employees with proactive approach to rest planning demonstrated better recovery in comparison with employees with reactive approach. “Proactive” employees tend to use various types of self-regulation and coping means under work tension. For “reactive” employees typical self-regulation and coping means are related with emotional abreaction and communications with colleagues.

scholarly journals Spokojenost školních psychologů a pohled na klady a zápory jejich práce

E-psychologie ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 17-30
Author(s):  
Marie Herynková ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
School Psychologists ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Work Schedule ◽  
Flexible Work ◽  
Flexible Work Schedule

The research study discusses the view of school psychologists on the positive and negative aspects of their profession. In addition, the research aims to discover to what extent school psychologists are satisfied with their work. The results show that the most frequently mentioned positive aspects of the work of school psychologists are the possibility of direct work with clients, a flexible work schedule and a flexibility in working approach and diversity. On the contrary, the most frequently mentioned disadvantages are difficult relationships in the workplace, unclear role, and loneliness. A large part of the respondent sample (N = 61, 59 women) are job-satisfied. A statistically significant correlation was found between job satisfaction and the practice length as well as the number of weekly working hours.

scholarly journals Boundary Management Preferences, Boundary Control, and Work-Life Balance among Full-Time Employed Professionals in Knowledge-Intensive, Flexible Work

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christin Mellner ◽  
Gunnar Aronsson ◽  
Göran Kecklund
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Control ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Boundary Management ◽  
Flexible Work ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Knowledge Intensive ◽  
Management Preferences

Profound changes are taking place within working life, where established boundaries between work and personal life are challenged by increased global competition, ever-faster changing markets, and rapid development of boundary transcending information and communication technologies (ICT). The aim of this study was to investigate boundary management preferences in terms of keeping work and personal life domains separated or integrated, that is, segmenting or blending of domains, the perception of being in control of one´s preferred boundaries, and work-life balance among employees at a Swedish telecom company (N = 1,238, response rate 65%, men 73%, mean age 42 years). Psychosocial work factors, individual characteristics, sociodemographic factors, and work-life balance were investigated in relation to boundary management preferences and perceived boundary control. For high boundary control among segmenters, nearly all the studied psychosocial work factors were significant. Among integrators, this was the case only for clear expectations in work. For both groups, the individual capacity for self-regulation was associated with high boundary control. Regarding sociodemographic factors, cohabiting women with children who preferred segmentation had low boundary control. Finally, there was a main effect of boundary control on work-life balance. In particular, male segmenters perceiving high boundary control had better work-life balance than all others. Conclusions of the study are that segmenters need external boundaries in work for succesful boundary management. Moreover, self-regulation seems a crucial boundary competence in knowledge- intensive, flexible work. Results are of value for health promotion in modern work organizations in supporting employees achieving successful boundary control and subsequent work-life balance.

scholarly journals Special Aspects of Heart rate Variability in Track and Field Athletes and Players

2018 ◽  
pp. 168-174
Author(s):  
Alona Romaniuk
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Necessary Conditions ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Cardiac Activity ◽  
Autonomic Regulation ◽  
Track And Field ◽  
Predominant Type ◽  
Vegetative Regulation ◽  
Modern Level ◽  
Functional States

The article was considered the features of autonomic regulation of heart rate in athletes. Modern level of sporting achievements puts forward the necessary conditions for study and evaluation of functional states and adaptive capacity of all body systems in interconnection, taking into account the autonomic regulation of the heart, the problem is actual enough. In the study were surveyed sportsmen playing sports and track and field athletes, using a method of HRV. It was studied the basic of time, spectral and HRV parameters (in R. Baevskyi) and established the predominant type of of vegetative regulation of cardiac activity. Athletes of team sport were characterized by a decrease in indexes of time than heart rate. he analysis of of spectral indexes has shown increasing values in track and field athletes. It was established predominant type of sympathetic autonomic regulation of the heart in sportsmen playing sports, and the track and field athletes found predominant type of parasympathetic autonomic regulation. Obtained results are confirm lowering mechanisms of self-regulation and activation energy centers metabolic for sportsmen playing sports. In track and field athletes were established a higher level of physical fitness and note the decrease in activity of the central control loop.

scholarly journals WFM Systems as a Digital Business Transformation Tool

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 187-194
Author(s):  
A. A. Grigoryan
Keyword(s):  
Current Problem ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Work Schedule ◽  
Flexible Work ◽  
Work Time ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Workforce Management ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Flexible Work Schedule ◽  
Time Planning

The article focuses on the current problem – the efficiency of employees' working hours through the use of special systems for work time planning (workforce management). An analysis of the use of various management tools to create an effective employee schedule is presented. It has been shown that the number of companies implementing automated programs for recording and planning employees' working hours is gradually growing. The main advantages and disadvantages identified by managers implementing digital solutions in the work schedule process were identified. Various types of specialized software for creating a flexible work schedule have been investigated, as well as key criteria by which the best WFM systems are determined. In the course of this classification, parameters have been defined, which should be given special attention when deciding on the use of the WFM system in the company. Based on the results of the study conducted by the author, recommendations were developed for the implementation of such digital solutions in the company. The author concluded that these systems were necessary for enterprises focused on digitalizing their business, since they made it possible to optimize staff costs and increase employee efficiency.

Realizing Challenges and Guarding Against Threats: Interactive Effects of Regulatory Focus and Stress on Performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 3011-3037 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kris Byron ◽  
Suzanne J. Peterson ◽  
Zhen Zhang ◽  
Jeffery A. LePine
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Regulatory Focus ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Prevention Focus ◽  
Promotion Focus ◽  
Challenge Stress ◽  
Hindrance Stress ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Relationship

Self-regulation seems crucial to understanding how employees perform under stress because employees must regulate their thoughts, feelings, and behavior to deal effectively with work stress. Integrating regulatory focus theory and the challenge–hindrance stressor framework, we theorized that the effects of regulatory focus on job performance would vary as a function of the level of stress employees experience. Specifically, we contend that employees are more efficacious and motivated (and thus perform better) when they have established goal and coping strategies that allow them to cope with the stress they face; those lacking in these strategies are likely to find the stress overwhelming and taxing (and perform worse). Using multisource data of 160 salespersons, we investigated this relationship with two measures of job performance. We found that challenge stress moderates the relationship between promotion focus and job performance: When challenge stress is high, promotion focus is positively related to job performance; when low, promotion focus is negatively or not significantly related to job performance. We also found that hindrance stress moderates the relationship between prevention focus and job performance: When hindrance stress is low, prevention focus is negatively related to job performance, but when high, prevention focus is positively related to job performance. Moreover, we find some support for three-way interactions suggesting that using mismatched goal and coping strategies is especially harmful. Our results explain performance differences in high-stress situations and highlight the important role of self-regulation when employees are in stressful conditions.

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