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Do Recovery Experiences during Lunch Breaks Impact Worker Well-Being?

Lin, Bing C.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1245903545

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2009, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Psychology.
Work breaks are commonly incorporated into employees’ workdays under the assumption that breaks have a restorative effect on employee well-being. In the present study, I tested this assumption by examining well-being changes over the course of a workday, and recovery experiences engaged in during lunch breaks were tested as predictors of post-lunch break well-being. Results indicated that there were overall changes in worker well-being throughout the day with well-being being significantly lower at the end of a workday than at other measurement periods. Furthermore, detachment and positive work reflection experienced during the lunch break were significant predictors of exhaustion, fatigue, and vigor after lunch, and only positive work reflection during lunch significantly predicted post-lunch attentiveness. Control experienced during lunch significantly predicted exhaustion and attentiveness at the end of the workday. The results obtained from this study shed light on general trends in well-being throughout employee workdays, and further affirm the importance of engaging in recovery experiences during respites.
Charlotte Fritz (Advisor)
Steve Jex (Committee Member)
Robert Carels (Committee Member)
RECOVERY EXPERIENCES; positive work reflection; RECOVERY; positive work; work reflection; attentiveness

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  • Lin, B. C. (2009). Do Recovery Experiences during Lunch Breaks Impact Worker Well-Being? [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1245903545

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Lin, Bing. Do Recovery Experiences during Lunch Breaks Impact Worker Well-Being? 2009. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1245903545.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Lin, Bing. "Do Recovery Experiences during Lunch Breaks Impact Worker Well-Being?" Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1245903545

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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