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Papers by Johannes Wendsche

Current Psychology, Apr 2, 2022

Presenteeism is problematic since it relates to lower health and productivity. Prior research exa... more Presenteeism is problematic since it relates to lower health and productivity. Prior research examined many work and attitudinal variables relating to presenteeism at the individual level. Here, we conceptualize presenteeism as multilevel phenomenon also shaped by the overall attendance behavior (absenteeism and presenteeism) at the work unit. We surveyed employees at a manufacturing plant on presenteeism, health-related lost productive time (HLPT) and absenteeism (N = 911, 22 units) and collected preceding (past 12-7 and 6 months) objective absence data aggregating it at unit level. Considering the individual-level antecedents only higher physical demands predicted higher absence duration. Presenteeism related positively to physical demands, a burdensome social environment, and organizational identification and negatively to ease of replacement, and core self-evaluations. These relationships were similar for HLPT as outcome. Regarding unit-level factors, preceding unit-level absence frequency (but not duration) negatively related to presenteeism. The negative relationship between core self-evaluations and individual presenteeism decreased under a stronger presenteeism context supporting the hypothesized cross-level effect of unit-level presenteeism context strength. Moreover, individual and unit-level presenteeism correlated, as expected, more strongly with health complaints than absenteeism. Our study demonstrates the value of a contextual, multilevel approach for understanding antecedents and consequences of attendance behavior.

German Journal of Human Resource Management: Zeitschrift für Personalforschung, 2021

While academic research on recovery was rather segregated between occupational health psychology ... more While academic research on recovery was rather segregated between occupational health psychology and management research at the beginning of the 20s century and streams of research developed independently, recent developments hint at a closing divide and better integration of recovery research across disciplines. This for example becomes evident in publications of researchers across the traditional outlets within both fields, as well as increasing close collaborations of researchers firmly rooted in one of the fields. In preparation of this special issue, the editors were interested in whether this development represents a convergence or even a true merging of research in these different disciplines. We therefore interviewed Prof. Sabine Sonnentag as expert from occupational health psychology research and Prof. Ute Stephan with expertise in management research. Both are excellent and world-famous researchers in their disciplines. We discussed the current state, the advances during t...

Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie A&O, 2021

Theoretischer Hintergrund. Aufgrund des Wandels in der Arbeitswelt durch neue bzw. veränderte Bel... more Theoretischer Hintergrund. Aufgrund des Wandels in der Arbeitswelt durch neue bzw. veränderte Belastungsformen gewinnt die Sicherung ausreichender Erholung schon während der Arbeitszeit an Bedeutung, um mögliche beeinträchtigende Folgen bei Beschäftigten zeitnah und effizient vorzubeugen. Bereits seit über 100 Jahren beschäftigen sich verschiedene Forschungsdisziplinen mit der Frage, wie Arbeitspausen beanspruchungsoptimierend gestaltet werden können. Im theoretischen Teil dieser Monografie werden diese arbeitswissenschaftlichen und psychologischen Beiträge diskutiert und schließlich in einem Rahmenkonzept integriert, dass die Beziehungen zwischen Merkmalen der Pausenorganisation, der Arbeit (Belastungsfaktoren) und des Beschäftigten (Personenmerkmale) sowie die beteiligten Wirkmechanismen zu strukturieren versucht. Im empirischen Teil dieser Arbeit werden auf Basis identifizierter Forschungslücken Teilbeziehungen des entwickelten Konzeptes anhand der Organisation von Kurzpausen gep...

Acute psychosocial stress and emotion regulation skills

Fragestellung und Ziele In den letzten Jahren wurde das mentale Abschalten von der Arbeit während... more Fragestellung und Ziele In den letzten Jahren wurde das mentale Abschalten von der Arbeit während der Ruhezeit als bedeutende Kenngröße für die individuelle Erholung ermittelt. Ziel dieser Metaanalyse mit k = 73 unabhängigen Beschäftigtenstichproben (N = 30.236; k = 71 peer-reviewte englischsprachige Publikationen; Zeitraum: 1998-2014) sowie einer Auswertung von k = 11 Sekundärstudien war es zu klären, inwiefern das Abschalten von der Arbeit mit Beanspruchungsfolgen (Gesundheit, Befinden, Motivation, Leistung) in Verbindung steht. Darüber hinaus wurde untersucht, welche Zusammenhänge zu potenziellen Antezedenzien (Arbeitsanforderungen und-ressourcen, Ausführen von Arbeitstätigkeiten während der Ruhezeit, individuelle Merkmale) bestehen. Definition und Operationalisierung Der Faktor Abschalten von der Arbeit (detachment from work, psychological detachment) schließt sowohl die physische, als auch die mentale Distanzierung von der Arbeit ein. Das Detachment stellt dabei nicht nur einen möglichen Bedingungsfaktor für Gesundheit, Wohlbefinden und Leistung dar, sondern ist selbst auch eine mögliche Beanspruchungsfolge von Arbeitsbedingungsfaktoren. Der Begriff wird in der Literatur recht unterschiedlich behandelt. So variieren in der arbeitspsychologischen Konzeptualisierung der Zeithorizont (vergangenheits-, gegenwarts-und zukunftsorientiert), die Dimensionalität (als das ‚mentale Beschäftigen mit der Arbeit-' vs. das ‚Loslösen von der Arbeit') und die Valenz (negativ, neutral, positiv) arbeitsbezogener Gedanken. In der vorliegenden Arbeit greifen wir diese Konstruktfacetten auf, beschränken uns aber auf Erfassungszeiträume während der Ruhezeit, also zwischen zwei Arbeitstagen/Arbeitsschichten. Wir operationalisieren hier das mentale Abschalten von der Arbeit als eigenständige Prozessvariable für die Beziehung zwischen Arbeitsbedingungsfaktoren und kurz-bis langfristigen Beanspruchungsfolgen. Das gedankliche Beschäftigen mit belastenden Inhalten ist aber auch Merkmal verschiedener weiterer allgemeiner (z. B. Rumination, Worry, negative Affektivität/Neurotizismus) und arbeitsspezifischer (z. B. Workaholism, Overcommitment, Erholungsunfähigkeit) Persönlichkeitskonstrukte. Diese Annahmen haben wir hier aufgegriffen und berichten die eigenständigen Varianzanteile des exzessiven Arbeitsengagements, des Job Involvements und der negativen Affektivität/Neurotizismus am Detachment. Messmethodik Das Abschalten von der Arbeit wird ausschließlich fragebogenbasiert, meist mit dem Recovery Experience Questionnaire von Sonnentag und Fritz (2007; 54 Prozent aller kodierten Studien) erfasst. Messgenauigkeit Die internen Konsistenzen der genutzten Skalen lagen im Durchschnitt bei αs > ,80. Die Messgenauigkeit der untersuchten Antezedenzien und Folgen des Zielkonstrukts kann insgesamt als ausreichend bewertet werden (alle mittleren αs > ,70). Bis auf die Ermittlung physiologischer Korrelate (z. B. Blutdruck, Speichelcortisol) überwog die Erhebung als Selbstbericht. Für eine Validitätseinschränkung unserer Ergebnisse durch Publikationsverzerrungen fanden sich keine Hinweise. Stichprobenbeschreibung Das mittlere Alter der Untersuchungsteilnehmer betrug 39,4 Jahre, das Geschlechterverhältnis in den Studien war im Durchschnitt ausgeglichen. Der Großteil der integrierten Befunde entstammt europäischen Stichproben. Die Studien wurden überwiegend als Querschnittserhebungen bzw. als Tagebuchstudien durchgeführt.

Psychology, health & medicine, 2021

Improving nurses' staff retention is highly needed since risks of turnover are high in this p... more Improving nurses' staff retention is highly needed since risks of turnover are high in this profession. Prior research uncovered job demands as important driver and job resources as protective factor for the development of nurses' organizational leaving intentions. However, research on beneficial effects of rest break design as an important job resource on nurses' leaving intentions is sparse and their interactions with present job demands have been widely neglected. Therefore, we aimed to examine if different rest break characteristics (i.e. break length, break disturbances, and social breaks) predict nurses' organizational leaving intentions while also considering job demands (i.e. quantitative, cognitive, and emotional demands, and social conflicts) and other well-known person-related and work-related turnover antecedents. We conducted a cross-sectional paper-pencil survey study with 167 nurses from Germany. We found a positive relation between rest break disturba...

BMC Public Health

Background Teachers often face high job demands that might elicit strong stress responses. This c... more Background Teachers often face high job demands that might elicit strong stress responses. This can increase risks of adverse strain outcomes such as mental and physical health impairment. Psychological detachment has been suggested as a recovery experience that counteracts the stressor-strain relationship. However, psychological detachment is often difficult when job demands are high. The aims of this study were, first, to gain information on the prevalence of difficulties detaching from work among German teachers, second, to identify potential person-related/individual (i.e., age, sex), occupational (e.g., tenure, leadership position), and work-related (e.g., overload, cognitive, emotional, and physical demands) risk factors and, third, to examine relationships with mental and physical health impairment and sickness absence. Methods A secondary analysis of cross-sectional data from a national and representative survey of German employees was conducted (BIBB/BAuA Employment Survey ...

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Psychological detachment from work during off-job time is crucial to sustaining employee health a... more Psychological detachment from work during off-job time is crucial to sustaining employee health and well-being. However, this can be difficult to achieve, particularly when job stress is high and recovery is most needed. Boosting detachment from work is therefore of interest to many employees and organizations, and over the last decade numerous interventions have been developed and evaluated. The aim of this meta-analysis was to review and statistically synthesize the state of research on interventions designed to improve detachment both at work and outside of it. After a systematic search (covering the period 1998-2020) of the published and unpublished literature, 30 studies with 34 interventions (N = 3,725) were included. Data were analyzed using a random-effects model. Interventions showed a significant positive effect on detachment from work (d = 0.36) on average. Moderator analyses revealed that it did not matter how the different studies conceptualized detachment but that the context in which detachment was measured (outside or at work) significantly influenced intervention effectiveness. Furthermore, using the stressor-detachment model as the organizing framework, we found that while interventions addressing job stressors or altering primary and secondary appraisal were all effective, only the interventions that addressed primary appraisal were more effective than those that did not. Additionally, while the delivery format did not moderate intervention effectiveness, interventions with longer durations and higher dosages were more effective than shorter and lower dosage interventions. Finally, interventions were more effective among older participants and participants with initial health or recovery-related impairments. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

German Journal of Human Resource Management: Zeitschrift für Personalforschung

Many workers experience their jobs as effortful or even stressful, which can result in strain. Al... more Many workers experience their jobs as effortful or even stressful, which can result in strain. Although recovery from work would be an adaptive strategy to prevent the adverse effects of work-related strain, many workers face problems finding enough time to rest and to mentally disconnect from work during nonwork time. What goes on in workers’ minds after a stressful workday? What is it about their jobs that makes them think about their work? This special issue aims to bridge the gap between research on recovery processes mainly examined in Occupational Health Psychology, and research on work stress and working hours, often investigated in the field of Human Resource Management. We first summarize conceptual and theoretical streams from both fields of research. In the following, we discuss the contributions of the five special issue papers and conclude with key messages and directions for further research.

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Healthcare

Aims: Work breaks improve well-being, productivity, and health. The aim of this study was to inve... more Aims: Work breaks improve well-being, productivity, and health. The aim of this study was to investigate the individual determinants of rest-break behavior during work using the theory of planned behavior (TPB). Methods: The association between attitude, control, and subjective norm and rest-break intention (i.e., taking rest breaks regularly), and rest-break behavior (average number of rest breaks/workhour) was analyzed with stepwise linear regression in a cross-sectional design. The study participants included 109 clerical employees, and 215 nurses. Results: Attitude and control were positively associated with rest-break intention. Intention and control were positively associated with rest-break behavior. The effect of intention was moderated by occupation, with intention being more weakly associated with rest-break behavior in nurses who had less behavioral control. Conclusions: Job control is the major predictor of rest-break behavior, with attitudes playing a minor role, and so...

sozialpolitik ch

Within-shift rest breaks are important to prevent an accumulation of impairing short-term effects... more Within-shift rest breaks are important to prevent an accumulation of impairing short-term effects of strain over working time. In this meta-analysis (k = 11, N = 705), we investigated how supplementary, frequent short rest breaks affect task performance and strain. We found positive effects on quality (g = 0.23) and quantity (g = 0.12) measures of task performance. The mean reduction of working time due to rest breaks was 9.3%. Performance improvements occurred not at costs of higher strain. Thus, our study shows that both employees’ performance and well-being benefits from scheduled within-shift breaks. We found no further effects of potentially moderating variables. Future research should examine the boundary conditions and underlying mechanisms of these effects.

International Journal of Stress Management