Dalia Etzion

Work, Vacation and Well-being (eBook, ePUB)

Who's afraid to take a break?

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Based on a twenty-year research study, Work, Vacation and Well-being delves into the ubiquitous yet often-underestimated issues surrounding vacation and respite. Providing an original outlook on how breaks from work can be beneficial for the well-being of employees, this book also addresses the potential negative impacts of vacation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. August 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134505562
• Artikelnr.: 57541391

Autorenporträt

Dalia Etzion is an Emerita Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour at Tel Aviv University, Israel, and has held visiting-scholar appointments at various US universities, including MIT, UCLA and UC Berkeley. She is a certified Industrial/Organisational Psychologist and holds membership with SIOP, APA, STAR and the Academy of Management. Her current job interests include: job stress and burnout; crossover of strain between life-partners; and the impact of vacation and respite on well-being.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
How it all began
How I came to study vacation
About this book
Introduction
1. Theoretical Background of Respite
The problem
The resolution
How do we find what works?
This book
2. Characteristics of the Break
Duration
Location
The respite experience
Degree of detachment
Degree of change
Special respite cases
3. Personal Characteristics
Demographics
Personality types
Employment
4. Policies and Norms: Organizational and Environmental Conditions
Annual leave
Family-friendly
Cultural and social settings of leave and leisure
5. Outcomes
Post-respite psychological well-being
Post-respite physiological well-being
Crossover
Fade-out of the respite effect
6. Discussion and Conclusions
Respite Research
Recovery and coping
Social and organizational support
How to rest
Call for the future
Appendix 1: Meta-Analytic Study of Respite and Fade-out Effects
Method
Analyses
Results
Discussion
Appendix 2: Annotated Bibliography
Appendix 3: Respite Questionnaires
Index