Feeling Recovered and Thinking About the Good Sides of One's Work

Consistent with a positive psychology perspective, this longitudinal study investigated relations between positive and negative nonwork experiences (i.e., feeling recovered, thinking about the positive and negative aspects of one's work during leisure time) with different job performance dimens...

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Published in:Journal of occupational health psychology 2009-07, Vol.14 (3), p.243-256
Main Authors: Binnewies, Carmen, Sonnentag, Sabine, Mojza, Eva J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Caregivers - psychology
Creativity
Disabled Persons
Emotions
Employee Performance Appraisal
Female
Human
Humans
Initiative
Job Performance
Job Satisfaction
Leisure Activities
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Mentally Disabled Persons - psychology
Middle Aged
Motivation
Occupational Stress
Organizational Behavior
Organizational Commitment
Organizations, Nonprofit
Self Efficacy
Surveys and Questionnaires
Work-Life Balance
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Summary:Consistent with a positive psychology perspective, this longitudinal study investigated relations between positive and negative nonwork experiences (i.e., feeling recovered, thinking about the positive and negative aspects of one's work during leisure time) with different job performance dimensions. In total, 358 employees working with persons with special needs responded to two questionnaires at an interval of 6 months. Results from hierarchical regression analyses showed that feeling recovered during leisure time predicted an increase in task performance after 6 months. This relation was mediated by occupational self-efficacy. Positive work reflection was found to predict an increase in proactive behavior (personal initiative, creativity) and organizational citizenship behavior. Negative work reflection was unrelated to job performance. Our results emphasize the role of positive nonwork experiences for employees' job performance.
ISSN:1076-8998
1939-1307
DOI:10.1037/a0014933