Exhaustion and lack of psychological detachment from work during off-job time: Moderator effects of time pressure and leisure experiences

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 206-216

  Sonnentag, Sabine ^a   Arbeus, Hillevi ^b   Mahn, Christopher ^b   Fritz, Charlotte ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exhaustion; Leisure; Longitudinal; Psychological detachment; Time pressure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EXHAUSTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; LEISURE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL DETACHMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME; WORK;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MENTAL FATIGUE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; WORK;

EID: 84898907057     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: 19391307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035760     Document Type: Article

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