Cultural leisure activities, recovery and work engagement among hospital employees

Cultural leisure activities, recovery and work engagement among hospital employees

This study explored the relationship between cultural leisure activities, recovery experiences and two outcomes among hospital workers. The differences in recovery experiences (detachment, relaxation, mastery and control) and outcomes (work engagement and subjective recovery state) among hospital personnel (N=769) were analysed by the type (receptive or creative) and frequency of cultural activ...

Effectiveness of work- family conflict management skills on work life quality among Female employees in Hospital

Background and Objectives: Today, work-family issues have gained special importance for employees, families, and organizations.  Work–family conflict is an inter-role conflict in which work and family demands are mutually incompatible and creates stress and numerous problems. So, the aim of this present study was to examine the effectiveness of work- family conflict management training on work-...

Working hard to relax: improving engagement in leisure time activities for a healthier work-life balance.

Job crafting, work engagement, and psychological distress among Japanese employees: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND Job crafting, an employee-initiated job design/redesign, has become important for employees' well-being. However, most studies on the relationship between job crafting and employees' well-being have been conducted in western countries; thus, it is unclear whether job crafting can be effectively applied to Asian cultures, such as Japan, which emphasizes group harmony. The aim of this ...

Visualizing Sixteen Years of Data About Portuguese Leisure-Cultural Activities

According to Ward (1995) visualization is the graphical presentation of information, and its goal is to provide to the viewer with a qualitative understanding of the information contents. That information may be data, processes, relations or concepts. An expressive and effective visualization (Mackinlay, 1986) may use multiple techniques that can also be interactive. Information visualization h...