Dealing with burnout, which doesn’t always stem from overwork
By Alina Tugend That feeling of overwhelming exhaustion, frustration and a sense of failure may have more to do with the way the workplace operates, or even your colleagues, researchers say. Read this New York Times Shortcut
New overview on work engagement
This chapter gives an up-to-date overview of the state-of-the art of research and theorizing regarding work engagement. First, a brief history is presented of the emergence of engagement in business and in academia (section 1), which is followed by a discussion of various definitions that are used in business and in science (section 2). Next […]
New publication about a positive intervention
Despite the large amount of research attention to engagement as well as positive psychology in a general context, there have been few attempts to increase academic well–being by means of positive psychological interventions. This paper tests the potential of positive psychological interventions to enhance study–related positive emotions and academic engagement, and to reduce study–related negative […]
New publication on the JD-R model
The Job Demands-Resources model (JD-R model) has gained high popularity among researchers. The current version of the model proposes that high job demands lead to strain and health impairment (the health impairment process), and that high resources lead to increased motivation and higher productivity (the motivational process). This chapter reviews the assumptions and development of […]
New publication on burnout (in Dutch)
Dit artikel geeft een overzicht van de stand van zaken in het onderzoek naar burnout. Burnout is een syndroom van extreme vermoeidheid (uitputting), afstand nemen van het werk (distantie) en weinig vertrouwen in het eigen kunnen (verminderde competentie), waarbij de oorzaken voor deze aspecten gelegen zijn in hetzij de werksfeer, hetzij in de manier waarop […]
Now publication on boredom
Boredom at work is a state of employee unwell-being that is characterized by relatively low arousal and high dissatisfaction. This paper introduces a brief self-report questionnaire that assesses boredom at work, the Dutch Boredom Scale (DUBS). It is argued that (1) boredom at work can be distinguished empirically from related concepts such as work engagement and job burnout; (2) […]
New publication on workaholism
Due to their excessive drive to work hard, workaholics may face difficulties with recovering from work. The present study examines the role of negative emotions in recovery from work among a selected group of workaholics and nonworkaholics. Data were collected among 118 employees who completed a survey and participated in a 5-day diary study. Based on […]
Publication about activation and study engagement
Building on Gray’s original Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory, we examined how individual differences in students’ activation of the behavioral inhibition (BIS) and the behavioral approach (BAS) systems relate to overcommitment to one’s studies and study engagement, and how these two forms of heavy study investment relate to three academically relevant outcomes. Using data from 565 Dutch university students, […]
Publication about self-efficacy and engagement
In order to answer the question whether changes in students’ self-efficacy levels co-vary with similar changes in engagement and performance, a field study and an experimental study were conducted among university students. In order to do this, we adopted a subgroup approach. We created “natural” (Study 1) and manipulated (Study 2) subgroups based upon their change in self-efficacy over time […]
Publication about the JD-R model (in Dutch)
Het Job Demands-Resources model (JD-R model) is een veelgebruikt model om de relaties tussen werkkenmerken en werkuitkomsten te bestuderen. Het model veronderstelt dat hoge werkeisen (job demands) leiden tot stressreacties en ongezondheid (het uitputtingsproces), terwijl het beschikken over veel energiebronnen (job resources) leidt tot hogere motivatie en productiviteit (het motivationele proces). In deze studie bespreken […]