2013
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2013.07.005
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Embracing work breaks

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“…Regarding this contradiction, one possibility gleaned from relevant literature is that employees generally enjoy downtime as it represents a respite from demanding work (see accounts in Terkel, ). Consistent with this notion, most studies on formal work breaks show that these breaks facilitate resource recovery and help people psychologically detach from work (e.g., Fritz, Ellis, Demsky, Lin, & Guros, ; Sonnentag, ). On the contrary, findings from the workplace boredom and vigilance literatures suggest that a certain amount of workload or stimulation increases arousal and, in turn, helps maintain psychological well‐being along with stable task performance (Grech, Neal, Yeo, Humphreys, & Smith, ).…”
Section: Definition Of Downtime and Overview Of Current Approachmentioning
confidence: 84%
“…Regarding this contradiction, one possibility gleaned from relevant literature is that employees generally enjoy downtime as it represents a respite from demanding work (see accounts in Terkel, ). Consistent with this notion, most studies on formal work breaks show that these breaks facilitate resource recovery and help people psychologically detach from work (e.g., Fritz, Ellis, Demsky, Lin, & Guros, ; Sonnentag, ). On the contrary, findings from the workplace boredom and vigilance literatures suggest that a certain amount of workload or stimulation increases arousal and, in turn, helps maintain psychological well‐being along with stable task performance (Grech, Neal, Yeo, Humphreys, & Smith, ).…”
Section: Definition Of Downtime and Overview Of Current Approachmentioning
confidence: 84%
“…One way organizations can attempt to boost personal resources is through deliberate interventions. There is abundant evidence from a variety of nonorganizational domains that relatively simple interventions can build these resources (e.g., Fritz, Ellis, Demsky, Lin, & Guros, 2013;Good et al, 2016;Sin & Lyubomirsky, 2009), and although many of these interventions were originally developed for personal or clinical use, there is a growing consensus that they can -and should-be adapted for use in work organizations. Calls for organizations to implement resource-building interventions, such as mindfulness training and positive psychology exercises, have come from researchers (Good et al, 2016;Llorens, Salanova, Torrente, & Acosta, 2013;Mills, Fleck, & Kozikowski, 2013), executives (Jones, 2015), popular press commentators (Jaret, 2015), and consultants (Chaskalson, 2011) alike.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the present study we focused on lunch breaks as an intervention setting. Lunch breaks typically represent the longest within-workday breaks and are thus likely play an important role in daily job stress recovery (Fritz et al 2013;Trougakos et al 2014). By engaging employees in specific recovery activities -either a relaxation exercise or a park walk -during lunchtime, we aimed to decrease their stress levels and restore their energy.…”
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