Transition from Recovery to Work: A Self-Regulation Process
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2024-07
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Melbourne Authors
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Management and Marketing
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© 2024 Wangxi Xu
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Gaining sufficient recovery experiences during off-work hours has been generally found to benefit employees’ working state the next day (i.e., the “Battery Recharging” resource replenishment effects of recovery). However, when the period of recovery is extended (i.e., more than a single evening), such as weekends or holidays, an emerging number of studies have shown that the benefits of recovery may not always be realized (e.g., the so-called “Blue Monday” psychological syndrome). To better understand the psychophysiological effects of recovery experiences on employees’ work states over extended break periods, I deploy conservation of resource theory and boundary theory to examine why and how employees’ recovery experiences can or cannot fuel their work reattachment efforts and, in turn, their work re-entry states characterized by psychological strain, work withdrawal behaviors, and organizational citizenship. Using a time-lagged design (pre-recovery, during recovery, and post-recovery), the results of my study suggest that employee recovery process is shaped by both Battery Recharging and Blue Monday mechanisms. Recovery experiences (psychological detachment vs. relaxation) can have differential effects on work re-entry states via reattachment to work. Additionally, I explore the importance of mental separation from past recovery experiences and social support at work as critical boundary conditions for these effects. I discuss the implications for both theory and research as part of this dissertation.
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recovery experiences, extended recovery period, reattachment, self-regulation, work social support, post-recovery work states