Recovery intention: its association with fatigue in the working population

被引:11
作者
Blasche, Gerhard [1 ]
Marktl, Wolfgang [2 ]
机构
[1] Med Univ Vienna, Dept Environm Hyg, Ctr Publ Hlth, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
[2] Cluster Rheumatol Balneol & Rehabil, Inst Biol Rhythm Res, Ludwig Boltzmann Soc, A-431 Quellenhof, Bad Tatzmannsdo, Austria
关键词
Recovery intention; Recovery from work; Occupational stress; Chronic fatigue; Occupational health; Theory of planned behaviour; EFFORT-REWARD IMBALANCE; SICKNESS ABSENCE; PLANNED BEHAVIOR; HEALTH; VACATION; NEED; SLEEP; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTORS; BURNOUT;
D O I
10.1007/s00420-011-0651-6
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
To investigate the association of the intention to recover from work with fatigue and its moderating effect on the link between occupational characteristics and fatigue. Three hundred and eighty Austrian employees (nurses, teachers and administrative staff) participated in a survey assessing fatigue, the intention to create and engage in recovery activities and effort-reward imbalance as a measure of job characteristics. Data were analysed by regression analysis. Recovery intention was negatively associated with fatigue. This association was especially pronounced under conditions of high effort-reward imbalance, thus suggesting a buffering effect. Effort-reward imbalance, in return, was positively related to prolonged fatigue, indicating that fatigue was partly work related in the present sample. Individuals differ in their intent to engage in recovery activities. Those high in recovery intention are less exhausted, especially under conditions of more demanding and less rewarding work characteristics. Thus, a promotion of recovery intentions could contribute to the prevention of work-related fatigue.
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页码:859 / 865
页数:7
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