Does vacation enable recuperation? Changes in well-being associated with time away from work

G Strauss-Blasche, C Ekmekcioglu… - Occupational …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
The objective of this paper was to study the change of well-being associated with vacation
and the effect of vacation related variables on these changes. Fifty-three employees (16 …

Effects of vacation from work on health and well-being: Lots of fun, quickly gone

J De Bloom, SAE Geurts, TW Taris, S Sonnentag… - Work & …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Although vacation from work provides a valuable opportunity for recovery, few studies have
met the requirements for assessing its effects. These include taking measurements well …

Vacation (after-) effects on employee health and well-being, and the role of vacation activities, experiences and sleep

J De Bloom, SAE Geurts, MAJ Kompier - Journal of Happiness Studies, 2013 - Springer
Most vacations seem to have strong, but rather short-lived effects on health and well-being
(H&W). However, the recovery-potential of relatively long vacations and the underlying …

Do we recover from vacation? Meta‐analysis of vacation effects on health and well‐being

J De Bloom, M Kompier, S Geurts… - Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Do We Recover from Vacation? Meta‐analysis of Vacation Effects on Health and Wellbeing:
Jessica de Bloom, et al. Department of Work & Organizational Psychology, Behavioural …

Effects of short vacations, vacation activities and experiences on employee health and well‐being

J De Bloom, SAE Geurts, MAJ Kompier - Stress and Health, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
It was investigated (1) whether employee health and well‐being (H&W) improve during short
vacations (4–5 days),(2) how long this improvement lasts after returning home and resuming …

Short vacation improves stress-level and well-being in German-speaking middle-managers—A randomized controlled trial

C Blank, K Gatterer, V Leichtfried… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Stress in the work place has a detrimental effect on people's health. Sufficient recovery is
necessary to counteract severe chronic negative load reactions. Previous research has …

How does a vacation from work affect employee health and well-being?

J De Bloom, SAE Geurts, S Sonnentag, T Taris… - Psychology & …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Health and well-being (H&W) improve during vacation. However, it is unclear whether this
general development applies to all employees, while also little is known about the …

Moderating effects of vacation on reactions to work and domestic stress

G Strauss-Blasche, C Ekmekcioglu, W Marktl - Leisure Sciences, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Several factors have been found to reduce the adverse effects of stress on physical and
mental health. In this study it was investigated whether vacation modified the effects of …

Work, recovery activities, and individual well-being: A diary study.

S Sonnentag - Journal of occupational health psychology, 2001 - psycnet.apa.org
This study extends previous research on respite from work and addresses the question of
how individuals use their leisure time to recover from work. It is hypothesized that time spent …

Recovery, well-being, and performance-related outcomes: the role of workload and vacation experiences.

C Fritz, S Sonnentag - Journal of Applied psychology, 2006 - psycnet.apa.org
On the basis of theoretical assumptions regarding resource gain and loss (SE Hobfoll,
1998), the authors used a longitudinal study to examine effects of vacation on well-being …