İşten sonra yapılan aktivitelerin ertesi günkü işe bağlılık ve pozitif duygu durumuna etkisinin bir akademisyen örnekleminde incelenmesi: Bir günlük çalışması

The present study investigates the effects of previous day recovery experiences (i.e., psychological detachment from work and daily off-job activities) and reattachment to work on work engagement and positive affect during the day. We hypothesized that off-job activities were related to next day recovery outcomes depending on the happiness level felt during the activities. In a daily diary study, 73 academics completed a general questionnaire and a total of nine daily surveys over three consecutive workdays (219 data points). Participants reported their recovery experiences in bedtime (time 1), levels of reattachment to work at noon (time 2), and levels of state work engagement and positive affect in the evening (time 3). Multilevel analyses revealed that psychological detachment was associated with positive affect but not with work engagement. Household and passive activities contributed positively to work engagement in the next day if happiness felt during the activities was high. Family time had a main positive effect on work engagement. And, remarkably, active leisure was associated with less work engagement and positive affect the next day if happiness during the activity was low. As predicted, reattachment to work at noon was a strong predictor of state work engagement during the day. The findings emphasize the importance of personal experiences in predicting the effects of off-job activities on recovery outcomes, using a sample at high risk for work-life conflict and burnout.