Understanding Worker Well-Being Relative to High-Workload and Recovery Activities across a Whole Day: Pilot Testing an Ecological Momentary Assessment Technique

Abstract

Occupational health and safety is experiencing a paradigm shift from focusing only on health at the workplace toward a holistic approach and worker well-being framework that considers both work and non-work factors. Aligned with this shift, the purpose of this pilot study was to examine how, within a person, frequencies of high-workload and recovery activities from both work and non-work periods were associated with same day well-being measures. We analyzed data on 45 workers with type 1 diabetes from whom we collected activity data 5–6 times daily over 14 days. More frequent engagement in high-workload activities was associated with lower well-being on multiple measures including higher stress. Conversely, greater recovery activity frequency was mostly associated with higher well-being indicated by lower stress and higher positive affect. Overall, our results provide preliminary validity evidence for measures of high-workload and recovery activity exposure covering both work and non-work periods that can inform and support evaluations of worker well-being.

Promising Occupational Safety, Health, and Well-Being Approaches to Explore the Future of Work in the USA: An Editorial

“…Hernandez et al [22] examine how frequencies of high workload and recovery activities from work and non-work are associated with same day well-being measures. The authors find that more frequent engagement in high workload activities is associated with lower well-being (i.e., higher stress), while greater recovery activity frequency is associated with higher well-being (i.e., lower stress and higher positive affect).…”

Peran Mediasi Recovery Experience dalam Hubungan antara Workplace Telepressure dan Work-Life Balance Pada Karyawan yang Tidak Memiliki Pasangan

“…Terdapat kemungkinan bahwa terdapat faktor lain diluar penelitian yang memiliki peran dalam hubungan antara workplace telepressure dan recovery experience keduanya pelu dimediasi. Faktor tersebut diantaranya adalah aktivitas pemulihan (recovery activities) (Eschleman et al, 2014;Ginoux et al, 2021;Hernandez et al, 2021) dan power distance (Adamovic, 2022;Ma & Turel, 2019;Trzebiatowski & Triana, 2020). Pemulihan seorang individu bergantung pada jenis aktivitas yang dilakukan dalam waktu luang adalah aktivitas yang memicu pemulihan atau aktivitas yang memicu akumulasi kelelahan fisik, emosi, dan psikologi (Eschleman et al, 2014;Ginoux et al, 2021).…”

“…Pada populasi angkatan kerja Indonesia, dorongan untuk terlibat dalam aktivitas berkaitan dengan pekerjaan bahkan pada waktu luang akibat dari workplace telepressure diperkuat oleh budaya power distance tinggi. Hal tersebut kemudian mendorong individu untuk menilai bahwa keterlibatannya dalam aktivitas pemulihan memiliki lebih banyak kerugian (cost) dibandingkan dengan resources-consuming activities seperti membalas pesan/email terkait pekerjaan (Adamovic, 2022;Hernandez et al, 2021;Ma & Turel, 2019;Trzebiatowski & Triana, 2020). Mengacu pada effort-recovery model, ketika waktu beristirahat dan pulih individu diinterupsi oleh komunikasi asinkron terkait pekerjaan dan individu kemudian memilih untuk terlibat dalam aktivitas yang berkaitan dengan pekerjaan maka, ia akan gagal untuk pulih melalui pcyhological detachment, relaxation, mastery, dan control.…”

“…Mengacu pada effort-recovery model, ketika waktu beristirahat dan pulih individu diinterupsi oleh komunikasi asinkron terkait pekerjaan dan individu kemudian memilih untuk terlibat dalam aktivitas yang berkaitan dengan pekerjaan maka, ia akan gagal untuk pulih melalui pcyhological detachment, relaxation, mastery, dan control. Apabila interupsi dan kegagalan untuk pulih dan secara terus menerus dirasakan oleh individu maka akan terjadi akumulasi efek dari workplace telepressure secara konsekutif berdampak buruk pada work-life balance individu (Eschleman et al, 2014;Ginoux et al, 2021;Hernandez et al, 2021). Dengan demikian, terdapat kemungkinan bahwa Peran dari karakteristik responden seperti usia juga memiliki kemungkinan telah mempengaruhi hasil penelitian.…”

Daily moods, health routines and recovery among employees working in the retail and services sector: A diary study

“…In the case of employees working non‐standard hours (often blue‐collar workers with unpredictable schedules), diaries have been less utilised than among white‐collar, middle‐class workers who mostly work standard hours. In some studies, diaries have been used to investigate circadian rhythms in employees working in shifts (Härmä et al, 2002) and recovery from intensive work in nonstandard hours (Drach‐Zahary & Marzug, 2012; Gassman‐Pines, 2011; Hernandez et al, 2021). For example, previous studies have found that of the various work schedules, night shifts tend to be most burdensome and wellbeing lowest just after a night shift (Gassman‐Pines, 2011) but that challenging emotions such as confidence and energy can increase mastery‐type recovery experiences among blue‐collar workers at an airport hub's station (Michel et al, 2016).…”