Psychological Detachment From Work During Leisure Time: The Benefits of Mentally Disengaging From Work

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 114-118

  Sonnentag, Sabine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

job performance; job stress; leisure time; mental disengagement; psychological detachment; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858725801     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721411434979     Document Type: Article

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