Univ. Grenoble Alpes, SENS, Grenoble, France.
Appl Psychol Health Well Being. 2021 Nov;13(4):798-816. doi: 10.1111/aphw.12272. Epub 2021 Apr 17.
Recovery refers to the process of replenishing resources that occurs when employees distance themselves from their work, leading to improvements in work-related well-being indicators (WRWB), such as burnout and vigor. Research has shown that weekend activities are related to changes in WRWB and that recovery experiences could mediate these relationships. This study aimed to examine the indirect relationships of recovery activities on changes in burnout and vigor, through weekend recovery experiences. It extends past research by considering a greater number recovery activities and experiences and by controlling for job demands. Two hundred and forty-nine employees from various occupations completed two online surveys before and after the weekend, assessing their WRWB, weekend recovery activities and experiences, and job demands. Structural equation modeling revealed that after controlling for job demands, changes in burnout and vigor were positively predicted by a latent variable-the weekend recovery experience-subjacent to perceptions of detachment, relaxation, mastery, control, and relatedness. In addition, four out of six weekend activities predicted negative (work-related activities) or positive (social, physical, and creative activities) recovery experiences. Additional analyses showed that the recovery experience was a full mediator of the relationships between weekend activities and vigor change. These results confirm the importance of weekend activities and recovery experience for improving WRWB. They contribute to expanding current knowledge on recovery from work, highlighting the importance of considering creative activities and relatedness in future studies.
恢复是指员工从工作中抽离出来时资源得到补充的过程，这会导致与工作相关的幸福感指标（WRWB）得到改善，如倦怠和活力。研究表明，周末活动与 WRWB 的变化有关，并且恢复体验可以调节这些关系。本研究旨在通过周末恢复体验来检验恢复活动对倦怠和活力变化的间接关系。通过考虑更多的恢复活动和体验，并控制工作需求，该研究扩展了以往的研究。来自不同职业的 249 名员工在周末前后完成了两次在线调查，评估了他们的 WRWB、周末恢复活动和体验以及工作需求。结构方程模型显示，在控制工作需求后，周末恢复体验这一潜在变量可以正向预测倦怠和活力的变化，该变量受分离、放松、掌控、控制和关联的感知影响。此外，六种周末活动中有四种预测了消极的（与工作相关的活动）或积极的（社交、身体和创造性活动）恢复体验。进一步的分析表明，恢复体验是周末活动与活力变化之间关系的完全中介。这些结果证实了周末活动和恢复体验对改善 WRWB 的重要性。它们扩展了关于工作恢复的现有知识，强调了在未来的研究中考虑创造性活动和关联性的重要性。
