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 […]
Publication on types of employee well-being
The aim of this study was to establish a typology of employee well-being, together with its psychosocial antecedents and consequences. Results obtained with a sample of 786 full-time employees from different occupational sectors show four types of employee well-being: 9-to-5 or relaxed, work engaged or enthusiastic, workaholic or tense, and burned-out or fatigued, each having different relationships with […]
Publication on adapting to change
It seems that not only information about change but also meaning making predicts employee adaptation to organizational change. Read more.
Publication on an online positive intervention
This paper investigates the effects of an individual oriented positive psychology intervention on positive emotions, self-efficacy, and work engagement. The online self-enhancement intervention program consists of three types of online assignments: happiness assignments, goal setting assignments, and resource building assignments. The results revealed that participants showed a stronger increase in positive emotions and self-efficacy compared […]
Publication on burnout and sickness absence
Job demands and job resources of call center employees mediatedthe relationship between self-efficacy and burnout, both at the individual and team level. Moreover, at the team level burnout predicts subsequent sickness absence. Read more.