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What Predicts Better Engagement at Work? Implications for Policy and Intervention
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Increased workload and blurred boundaries between work and non-work life cause employees to feel burdened. An increasing body of literature shows that recovery from work via off-job activities mitigate the negative effects of work stress. In line with the conservation of resources theory, completely “switching off” from work through off-job activities help to restore the depleted energy resources.
Using a daily-diary study design, in this study we examine the effect of different types of off-job activities performed in the evening on reattachment to work and work engagement the next day, using a sample of academicians. As hypothesized, multilevel analyses show that several daily off-job activities, such as household, family, passive and active leisure activities, in the evening predict the next day work engagement and reattachment to work if happiness is felt during such activities. We discuss the implications of results in terms of policies and interventions targeting occupational health and well-being. Manuscript under review... |