Job Characteristics and Off-Job Activities as Predictors of Need for Recovery, Well-Being, and Fatigue. Sonnentag, S. & Zijlstra, F. R. H. Journal of Applied Psychology, 91(2):330–350, March, 2006.
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Two empirical studies examined need for recovery (i.e., a person’s desire to be temporarily relieved from demands in order to restore his or her resources) as a mediator in the relationship between poor job characteristics (high job demands, low job control) and high off-job demands, on the one hand, and fatigue and poor individual well-being, on the other hand. Multilevel data from a daily survey study in the health service sector (Study 1) showed that high job demands, low job control, and unfavorable off-job activities predicted a high need for recovery. Need for recovery in turn was negatively related to individual well-being. A large-scale survey with a representative sample of the Dutch working population (Study 2) confirmed these findings for fatigue. In both studies, need for recovery mediated the effects of job characteristics and off-job activities on fatigue and poor well-being, respectively.
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	title = {Job {Characteristics} and {Off}-{Job} {Activities} as {Predictors} of {Need} for {Recovery}, {Well}-{Being}, and {Fatigue}},
	volume = {91},
	issn = {00219010},
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	doi = {0.1037/0021-9010.91.2.330},
	abstract = {Two empirical studies examined need for recovery (i.e., a person’s desire to be temporarily relieved from demands in order to restore his or her resources) as a mediator in the relationship between poor job characteristics (high job demands, low job control) and high off-job demands, on the one hand, and fatigue and poor individual well-being, on the other hand. Multilevel data from a daily survey study in the health service sector (Study 1) showed that high job demands, low job control, and unfavorable off-job activities predicted a high need for recovery. Need for recovery in turn was negatively related to individual well-being. A large-scale survey with a representative sample of the Dutch working population (Study 2) confirmed these findings for fatigue. In both studies, need for recovery mediated the effects of job characteristics and off-job activities on fatigue and poor well-being, respectively.},
	number = {2},
	urldate = {2018-08-05TZ},
	journal = {Journal of Applied Psychology},
	author = {Sonnentag, Sabine and Zijlstra, Fred R. H.},
	month = mar,
	year = {2006},
	keywords = {Activities, Attitudes toward work, Control, Demands, Health, Job stress, Psychological tests, Psychology, Psychology and Psychiatry Studies, Quality of work life, Rest periods, Work environment, fatigue, health, recovery, recuperation, well-being},
	pages = {330--350}
}

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