Type of Publication: | Journal article |
URI (citable link): | http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:352-251768 |
Author: | Sonnentag, Sabine; Unger, Dana; Nägel, Inga J. |
Year of publication: | 2013 |
Published in: | International Journal of Conflict Management ; 24 (2013), 2. - pp. 166-183. - ISSN 1044-4068. - eISSN 1758-8545 |
DOI (citable link): | https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/10444061311316780 |
Summary: |
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to address the relation between task and relationship conflicts at work and employee well-being. It seeks to examine psychological detachment from work during off-job time as a moderator in the relation between conflicts and well-being. Design/methodology/approach – In a field study, 291 white-collar employees completed survey measures of task conflicts, relationship conflicts, psychological detachment from work during off-job time, and well-being. Control variables included workload and job control.
Findings – Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that employees experiencing high levels of task conflicts and high levels of relationship conflicts report poorer well-being. As predicted, psychological detachment from work mitigated the negative relation between relationship conflicts and well-being. Contrary to expectations, psychological detachment failed to moderate the relation between task conflicts and well-being. Practical implications – The study suggests that employees should be encouraged to disengage mentally from work during leisure time. Originality/value – This study links research on workplace conflicts with research on recovery processes. It tests the moderator effect of psychological detachment from work on the association between workplace conflicts and well-being. |
Subject (DDC): | 150 Psychology |
Link to License: | In Copyright |
SONNENTAG, Sabine, Dana UNGER, Inga J. NÄGEL, 2013. Workplace conflict and employee well-being : The moderating role of detachment from work during off-job time. In: International Journal of Conflict Management. 24(2), pp. 166-183. ISSN 1044-4068. eISSN 1758-8545. Available under: doi: 10.1108/10444061311316780
@article{Sonnentag2013Workp-25176, title={Workplace conflict and employee well-being : The moderating role of detachment from work during off-job time}, year={2013}, doi={10.1108/10444061311316780}, number={2}, volume={24}, issn={1044-4068}, journal={International Journal of Conflict Management}, pages={166--183}, author={Sonnentag, Sabine and Unger, Dana and Nägel, Inga J.} }
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