Poor Psychological Detachment from Work During Leisure Time: Antecedents, Implications for Employee Well-Being, and Intervention Effects

Lead Research Organisation: City, University of London
Department Name: School of Social Sciences

Abstract

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Description Parliamentary Group on Mindfulness in the Workplace
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
URL http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/mindfulness.htm
 
Description Research grant from Guy's & St. Thomas Charity (a funder linked to the National Health Service, London-based Trusts)
Amount £100,000 (GBP)
Organisation Guy’s & St Thomas’ Charity 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
Start 09/2012 
End 09/2013
 
Title New measure of employees' thoughts about work during leisure time 
Description Brief self report questionnaire for use in daily diary studies of employee well-being 
Type Of Material Model of mechanisms or symptoms - human 
Year Produced 2014 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact New collaboration with Dr. Chris Stride, a statistician at University of Sheffield. Dr. Stride is currently performing further psychometric evaluation of this new measure. Led to a joint symposium presented at the Institute of Work Psychology conference in Sheffield, June 2014. 
URL http://iwpconference.group.shef.ac.uk/
 
Description Collaboration with Dr. Chris Stride 
Organisation University of Sheffield
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Contribution of day-level data for latent growth curve analysis
Collaborator Contribution Advanced statistical analysis
Impact Co-authoring journal article
Start Year 2013
 
Description Collaboration with research team at Radboud University, The Netherlands 
Organisation Radboud University Nijmegen
Country Netherlands 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution We are jointly authoring a paper based on data collected during ESRC-funded research. Working title of paper: Need-satisfaction and recovery: Does the timing of free days make a difference? Due to be submitted end of 2014/ early 2015
Collaborator Contribution Dr. Madelon van Hooff has analysed some of day-level employee data collected as part of my ESRC-funded research. Dr van Hooff is first author on an in prep article, co-authors include myself (Dr. Paul Flaxman) and Prof Sabine Geurts
Impact In prep article entitled 'Need-satisfaction and recovery: Does the timing of free days make a difference?' Due to be submitted to Journal of Occupational Health Psychology end of 2014/ early 2015
Start Year 2013
 
Description Acceptance and commitment training (ACT) in the workplace : a three-session protocol 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact BABCP ACT Network Event, Slides showing the ACT intervention protocol that was evaluated in this research

Post workshop[ conversations with NHS practitioner led to further funding for Guy's and St. Thomas' charitable trust
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2012,2013,2014
 
Description Conference keynote presentation 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? Yes
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Led to two invitations from publishers to submit proposal for edited books
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2014
URL http://www.bps.org.uk/events/conferences/division-occupational-psychology-annual-conference-2014/pro...
 
Description Conference keynote presentation 2 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? Yes
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Sparked discussion about clinical implications of ESRC-funded research
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2014
URL https://www.bps.org.uk/system/files/user-files/Division%20of%20Counselling%20Psychology%20Annual%20C...
 
Description January 2010 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Summary of project/ recovery research from an associate of the NHS research programme (Jan Hill-Tout), Organisational Health newsletter distributed to NHS staff

Information on research sent to NHS partners' practitioner network
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2010
 
Description Promoting the psychological well-being of NHS staff 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Presentation to NHS workforce committee, London. Slides from presentation delivered to workforce committee at Northumbria Healthcare Trust.

Intervention cascaded to over 100 NHS staff
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2011
 
Description Webinar for Canadian Institute for the Relief of Pain and Disability (CIRPD) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? Yes
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Sparked questions for on-line audience as part of webinar

Available recording of webinar for further dissemination
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2014
URL http://www.cirpd.org/resources/Webinars/Pages/AcceptanceBasedTherapyWorkplace.aspx