Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Stress at Work Can Lead To Less Organizational Citizenship Behavior
Researchers use meta-analysis to investigate how stress reduces helping behavior at work. What are the solutions to this problem?
Categories : *Journal of Organizational Behavior Stress Work-Life Balance
Relax! Weekend Recovery Does a Career Good!
Topic: Work-life Balance, Stress, Recovery, Affect
Publication: Journal of Organizational Behavior (NOV 2010)
Article: The weekend matters: Relationships between stress recovery and affective experiences
Authors: Fritz, C., Sonnentag, S., Spector, P. E., & McInroe, J.
Reviewed by: Charleen Maher
If You Want to Prevent Exhaustion … Don’t Worry, Be Happy!
Topic: Stress, Burnout, Performance, Fairness, Compensation
Publication: Journal of Organizational Behavior
Article: Emotional exhaustion and job performance: The moderating role of distributive justice and positive affect (AUG 2010)
Author: O. Janssen, C. K. Lam, & X. Huang
Reviewed by: Sarah Teague
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
When Mental Detachment from Work is a Must
Researchers demonstrate that employees benefit from the ability to mentally remove themselves from work while off the clock. Their organizations benefit too.
Categories : *Journal of Occupational & Organizational Psychology
Employees Maximize Performance by Playing Hard and Resting Hard
Researchers investigate the importance of employee recovery while off the job, and explain how it can lead to increased productivity while on the job.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology Burnout Work Environment
Service with a Smile? But I’m Exhausted!
Topic: Work Environment, Burnout
Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology (March, 2010)
Article: Contextualizing emotional exhaustion and positive emotional display: The signaling effect of supervisors’ emotional exhaustion and service climate.
Authors: C.K. Lam, X. Huang, & O. Janssen
Reviewed By: Allison Gabriel
Categories : Stress Wellness Work Environment
Heavy Workloads: Much More Than Just a Nuisance
Topic: Stress, Wellness, Work Environment
Publication: Personnel Psychology (Summer 2010)
Article: Psychological and physiological reactions to high workloads: Implications for well-being
Authors: R. Ilies, N. Dimotakis, and I.E. De Pater
Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger
Categories : *Journal of Vocational Behavior Stress Work-Life Balance
The Overwhelming Effect of Job Demands on Spillover
Topic: Stress, Work-Life Balance
Publication: Journal of Vocational Behavior (JUN 2010)
Article: The costs of today’s jobs: Job characteristics and organizational supports as antecedents of negative spillover
Authors: A.R. Grotto and K.S. Lyness
Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger
Categories : Citizenship Behavior Counter-Productive Work Behavior
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Stress at Work
Topic: Citizenship Behavior, Counterproductive Work Behaviors Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology (NOV 2009) Article: Can “good” stressors spark “bad” behaviors? The mediating role of emotions in links of challenge and hindrance stressors with citizenship and counter productive behaviors Authors: J.B. Rodell, T.A. Judge Reviewed By: Katie Bachman Research suggests that stress
Categories : *Personnel Psychology Stress
Stressed at Work? Here’s a Drink on Me!
Topic: Stress Publication: Personnel Psychology (AUTUMN 2009) Article: Daily work stress and alcohol use: Testing the cross-level moderation effects of neuroticism and job involvement Authors: S. Liu, M. Wang, Y. Zhan, and J. Shi Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger Many employees (perhaps as many as 92.5 million in the U.S. alone)