What were you thinking? The influence of evening thought on recovery
Abstract
According to the Effort-Recovery Model, recovery from work stress requires release from exposure to stressors. Recovery from work stress is hindered not only when workers fail to rest from work, but also when workers engage in cognitive processes that hinder recovery processes while not at work. The literature on these cognitive barriers to recovery has focused primarily on psychological detachment from work-related thoughts. The current study looks at two additional cognitive features that are expected to influence the recovery process—level of construal of thoughts and thought valence. A repeated-measures diary study is conducted to test the direct and interactive influence of these features on manifestations of recovery. Very little support was found for the direct or interactive influence of thought valence and levels of construal on intra-individual fluctuations in recovery. However, supplementary analyses suggested that average levels of construal and thought valence exert cross-level effects on daily recovery outcomes. Theoretical and methodological implications are discussed.
Degree
M.S.
Advisors
Weiss, Purdue University.
Subject Area
Occupational health|Occupational psychology
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