
Scholars already demonstrated that psychologically detaching from work after workhours can diminish or avoid the negative effects of job demands on employees' well-being. In this study, we examined a curvilinear relationship between workload and psychological detachment. Moreover, we investigated the moderating influence of an employee's work-home segmentation preference on the relation between detachment and marital satisfaction. In addition, we applied and extended the stressor-detachment model by examining detachment as a mediator of the relation between workload and marital satisfaction. A total of 136 employees participated in our daily diary survey study during 10 consecutive working days. The results of the Bayesian 2-level path analyses revealed a negative linear and curvilinear relationship between workload and psychological detachment on a daily basis. Daily detachment positively related to marital satisfaction, with one's preference to segment work from home reinforcing this relationship. Moreover, psychological detachment fully mediated the daily relationship between workload and marital satisfaction. Implications for practice and suggestions for future research are discussed.
marital satisfaction, ACTIVATION THEORY, RESOURCES, 1702 Cognitive Sciences, Social Sciences, workload, diary study, Psychology, Multidisciplinary, Psychology, HOME, psychological detachment, CONSEQUENCES, Marital satisfaction, Work-home segmentation preference, 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences, RECOVERY, PERFORMANCE, FRAMEWORK, JOB STRESSORS, WELL, work-home segmentation preference, 1701 Psychology, 52 Psychology, FAMILY CONFLICT
marital satisfaction, ACTIVATION THEORY, RESOURCES, 1702 Cognitive Sciences, Social Sciences, workload, diary study, Psychology, Multidisciplinary, Psychology, HOME, psychological detachment, CONSEQUENCES, Marital satisfaction, Work-home segmentation preference, 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences, RECOVERY, PERFORMANCE, FRAMEWORK, JOB STRESSORS, WELL, work-home segmentation preference, 1701 Psychology, 52 Psychology, FAMILY CONFLICT
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