休息一下,休息一下! 参与休活动可以缓和工作 - 工作压力关系
Shahnaz Aziz1, Brittany Meier1, Karl Wuensch1
1Department of Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
概括
参与体育活动,正念和假期等休活动可以减少工作狂和工作压力的负面影响. 这些活动的动机往往集中在心理健康上.
科学领域:
- 职业健康心理学 职业健康心理学
- 组织行为 组织行为
背景情况:
- 工作成和工作压力是现代劳动力的重要问题.
- 休活动往往被忽视为对抗工作场所压力因素的潜在缓冲.
研究的目的:
- 调查休活动 (体育活动,正念,假期) 对工作成与工作压力关系的调节作用.
- 探索员工参与这些休活动的动机.
主要方法:
- 一项定量研究调查了367名通过亚马逊的机械土耳其人招聘的全职美国员工.
- 分析了数据,以检查休,工作成和工作压力之间的相互作用,考虑了诸如工作需求-资源和资源保护等理论框架.
主要成果:
- 休活动的参与被发现显著适度,削弱了工作狂和工作压力之间的关系.
- 对正念和假期的动机主要集中在心理/情感健康上,而身体活动有一个更广泛的动机基础,包括身体健康和外表.
结论:
- 建议在政策和实践中优先考虑休活动,以减轻与工作有关的压力和工作.
- 了解员工的休动机可以为目标的工作场所健康计划提供信息.
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