News release prepared by: Stephanie Jacques, 785-532-3452, sjacques@k-state.edu
Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013
Mental break: 1xbet online casino -life balance needed for recovery from job stress
MANHATTAN -- Detaching from 1xbet online casino -- mentally, physically and electronically -- is the key to recovery from job stress during nonwork hours, according to a Kansas State University researcher.
YoungAh Park, assistant professor of psychology and former businesswoman in the competitive South Korean workforce, has researched the stress crossover phenomenon between working couples, 1xbet online casino -family boundary management and processes of 1xbet online casino stress and recovery from stress.
She says staying connected to 1xbet online casino through smartphones, tablets or laptops has become the norm, although being plugged in allows 1xbet online casino -related issues to spill over to the family domain and disrupts recovery from job stress.
"Competition in the workplace is getting fierce," Park said. "People may worry about job security, want to increase their salary or advance in their career, so they feel they have to be more dedicated to their 1xbet online casino . They show that by being available outside of normal 1xbet online casino hours through communication and information technologies."
Checking 1xbet online casino emails using a smartphone or tablet outside normal 1xbet online casino hours can be beneficial for catching up with 1xbet online casino , but it can also lead to 1xbet online casino -related stress that spills over to the home.
"If there are any unpleasant text messages or emails from 1xbet online casino -related people -- such as a boss, co-worker, clients, customers or contractors -- you may be more likely to ruminate about 1xbet online casino -related issues or worries. It will affect your feelings and behaviors at home, which could further influence people at home," Park said.
According to Park, if one spouse is experiencing 1xbet online casino stress, it can affect the other spouse. If both are stressed from 1xbet online casino and neither is able to use the home as a place to recharge for the next day, the stress can build up at home rather than decrease.
"When people are really under stress their psychological and physical resources are drained, so they are less likely to self-regulate hostile behaviors and provide sufficient support for their spouse," Park said. "If working couples don't recuperate from their job stress while at home they would be likely to fall into a spiral of lost resources."
People who are able to unplug from 1xbet online casino activities when off the job experience lower levels of fatigue and job burnout, Park says. They also have higher levels of positive emotions and life satisfaction than those who remain connected to 1xbet online casino -related tasks and matters outside of normal 1xbet online casino hours.
"If you have a strong technological boundary and self-restricted rules for using email, laptops or cellphones for 1xbet online casino during off-1xbet online casino times, then you are more likely to experience psychological detachment from 1xbet online casino ," Park said.
The preference for separating 1xbet online casino from home or family life may not be easy if a co-worker or boss do not do the same. Bringing 1xbet online casino home or contacting 1xbet online casino -related people outside normal 1xbet online casino hours can affect other employees' 1xbet online casino -home boundary management and practices, Park said.
"You tend to conform to the norm in the workplace," Park said. "If people around you at 1xbet online casino dominantly practice integration of 1xbet online casino into the home and family life, then you are likely to conform to the norms -- and the reverse is also true. For example, if you want to dedicate your off-1xbet online casino time to your family but your boss calls you about a to-do list for 1xbet online casino over the weekend, you cannot totally ignore it and therefore, cannot fully detach yourself from 1xbet online casino -related matters."
To create a good 1xbet online casino -life balance, Park recommends setting self-regulated rules for use of communication and information technologies for 1xbet online casino during nonwork time. Also, employees may want to build others' expectations about their preferred 1xbet online casino -home boundary and 1xbet online casino -related communications outside of business hours.
"Let your co-workers, supervisor or any 1xbet online casino -related people know this is how you communicate outside 1xbet online casino ," Park said. "There may be times when employees have to be involved in 1xbet online casino during nonwork hours for urgent projects or 1xbet online casino tasks, but it's still important that managers make sure employees have time to recover from stress after the 1xbet online casino is done."
Moreover, a company benefits if workers return to 1xbet online casino refreshed and de-stressed.
"Research has shown that employees who unwind from 1xbet online casino stress during off-1xbet online casino times are better at showing proactive behaviors to solve problems and are more engaged in their 1xbet online casino ," Park said. "In the long term, ensuring employee recovery from job stress by detaching themselves from 1xbet online casino is beneficial for sustaining employees' well-being and job performance capabilities."
