| Title: | The association between day-to-day stress experiences, recovery, and work engagement among office workers in academia : an Ecological Momentary Assessment study |
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| Authors: | ID Bolliger, Larissa (Author)
ID Baele, Ellen (Author)
ID Colman, Elena (Author)
ID Debra, Gillian (Author)
ID Lukan, Junoš, Institut Jožef Stefan (Author)
ID Luštrek, Mitja, Institut Jožef Stefan (Author)
ID De Bacquer, Dirk (Author)
ID Clays, Els (Author) |
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| Files: |  URL - Source URL, visit https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0281556
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: |  IJS - Jožef Stefan Institute
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| Abstract: | Objectives. This study aimed to investigate the associations between day-to-day work-related stress exposures (i.e., job demands and lack of job control), job strain, and next-day work engagement among office workers in academic settings. Additionally, we assessed the influence of psychological detachment and relaxation on next-day work engagement and tested for interaction effects of these recovery variables on the relationship between work-related stressors and next-day work engagement. Methods. Office workers from two academic settings in Belgium and Slovenia were recruited. This study is based on an Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) with a 15-working day data collection period using our self-developed STRAW smartphone application. Participants were asked repeatedly about their work-related stressors, work engagement, and recovery experiences. Fixed-effect model testing using random intercepts was applied to investigate within- and between-participant levels. Results. Our sample consisted of 55 participants and 2710 item measurements were analysed. A significant positive association was found between job control and next-day work engagement (β = 0.28, p < 0.001). Further, a significant negative association was found between job strain and next-day work engagement (β = −0.32, p = 0.05). Furthermore, relaxation was negatively associated with work engagement (β = −0.08, p = 0.03). Conclusions. This study confirmed previous results, such as higher job control being associated with higher work engagement and higher job strain predicting lower work engagement. An interesting result was the association of higher relaxation after the working day with a lower next-day work engagement. Further research investigating fluctuations in work-related stressors, work engagement, and recovery experiences is required. |
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| Keywords: | work-related stress, stress exposure, work engagement, office workers, academia |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Article acceptance date: | 26.01.2023 |
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| Publication date: | 21.02.2023 |
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| Publisher: | Public Library of Science |
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| Year of publishing: | 2023 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 1-15 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 18, iss. 2, [article no.] e0281556 |
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| Source: | ZDA |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-16483  |
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| UDC: | 616-057 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1932-6203 |
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| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0281556 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 150930435 |
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| Copyright: | © 2023 Bolliger et al. |
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| Note: | Nasl. z nasl. zaslona;
Opis vira z dne 4. 5. 2023;
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 04.05.2023 |
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