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Sonnentag, Sabine; Binnewies, Carmen; Mojza, Eva J. – Journal of Applied Psychology, 2010
The authors of this study examined the relation between job demands and psychological detachment from work during off-job time (i.e., mentally switching off) with psychological well-being and work engagement. They hypothesized that high job demands and low levels of psychological detachment predict poor well-being and low work engagement. They…
Descriptors: Correlation, Work Environment, Psychological Patterns, Cognitive Processes
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Hershcovis, M. Sandy; Barling, Julian – Journal of Applied Psychology, 2010
In 2 studies, we investigated victim attributions (Study 1) and outcomes (Study 2) for workplace aggression and sexual harassment. Drawing on social categorization theory, we argue that victims of workplace aggression and sexual harassment may make different attributions about their mistreatment. In Study 1, we investigated victim attributions in…
Descriptors: Sexual Harassment, Aggression, Victims, Work Environment
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Sonnentag, Sabine; Zijlstra, Fred R. H. – Journal of Applied Psychology, 2006
Two empirical studies examined need for recovery (i.e., a person's desire to be temporarily relieved from demands in order to restore his or her resources) as a mediator in the relationship between poor job characteristics (high job demands, low job control) and high off-job demands, on the one hand, and fatigue and poor individual well-being, on…
Descriptors: Health Services, Fatigue (Biology), Employer Employee Relationship, Well Being