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- Title
Effects of a respite from work on burnout: vacation relief and fade-out.
- Authors
Westman, M; Eden, D
- Abstract
In a quasi-experiment designed to examine the relief from job stress and burnout afforded by a vacation respite, 76 clerks completed measures of job stress and burnout twice before a vacation, once during vacation, and twice after vacation. There was a decline in burnout during the vacation and a return to prevacation levels by the time of the second postvacation measure. Comparing the two prevacation measures indicated no anticipation effects. However, the return to work showed gradual fade-out, as burnout returned part way toward its prevacation level by 3 days after the vacation and all the way by 3 weeks after the vacation. Women and those satisfied with their vacations experienced greater relief; however, both subsamples also experienced the quickest fade-out. The respite effect and its complete fade-out were detected among all subgroups analyzed. Burnout, relief, interpersonal stress crossover, and burnout climate at work are discussed.
- Publication
The Journal of applied psychology, 1997, Vol 82, Issue 4, p516
- ISSN
0021-9010
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1037/0021-9010.82.4.516