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
The Importance of Fostering a Service Climate
Researchers discuss the important of fostering a service climate for employee who are engaged in customer service.
Categories : *Personnel Psychology *The Financial
Heavy Workloads Can Harm Employees
Researchers find that heavy workloads can negatively affect employees in multiple different ways.
Categories : *Journal of Vocational Behavior
Excessive Job Demands Can Harm Employees
Researchers explain why excessive job demands can be so harmful for employees.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
When Does Drinking Lead to Employee Absenteeism?
Researchers explore the topic of employee drinking and absenteeism. They find that heavy drinking episodes have the largest effect on attendance at work.
Categories : *Business Horizons
Organizations Win By Providing Work-Life Balance
Researchers determine the best practices that organizations can use to support their employees and provide them with work-life balance.
Categories : *Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Process
Which Employees Are Protected From Burnout?
Researchers find that when employees believe that their work helps others, they may be less likely to suffer from emotional exhaustion or burnout.
Categories : Health & Safety
Keeping it Safe for Daylight Saving Time
Topic: Health & Safety Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology (SEP 2009) Article: Changing to Daylight Saving Time cuts into sleep and increases workplace injuries Authors: C.M. Barnes & D.T. Wagner Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger Although Daylight Saving Time was originally proposed to align the human sleep/wake cycle with the Earth’s rotation
Categories : *Journal of Vocational Behavior Unemployment Wellness
The Unemployment Blues may be More Serious than You Think!
Topic: Unemployment, Wellness Publication: Journal of Vocational Behavior Article: Unemployment impairs mental health: Meta-analyses. Author: K.I. Paul, K. Moser Featured by: Benjamin Granger Does unemployment CAUSE poor mental health? After all, isn’t it possible that poor mental health can cause unemployment? Seriously, what employer wants to hire a distressed, anxious, depressed employee with low self-esteem? In an attempt to arrive at a firm conclusion about whether unemployment