"Research by Business in the Community (BITC), a UK-based responsible business network, shows that 55% of employees feel pressed to respond to calls or check emails outside work, while high workloads drive two in five to work overtime. Yet switching off from work when you aren't working (psychological detachment, to give it its scientific name) is vital not just for your health, but for productivity."
"Empirical studies have identified a positive relationship between psychological detachment which includes refraining from job-related tasks as well as mentally disconnecting during nonwork time and job performance, says Sabine Sonnentag, a professor of work and organisational psychology at the University of Mannheim, Germany. Conversely, a lack of psychological detachment is associated with negative mood and impaired wellbeing. The irony is that the greater the level of work stressors"
Technology, hybrid and remote working, and rising presenteeism have blurred boundaries between work and leisure, increasing pressure to be available outside work. Fifty-five percent of employees feel pressed to respond to calls or check emails outside work, and high workloads push two in five to work overtime. Psychological detachment—refraining from job tasks and mentally disconnecting during nonwork time—relates positively to job performance. Lack of detachment links to negative mood and impaired wellbeing. Greater exposure to work stressors makes detachment harder, raising rumination and the temptation to continue working. Ending the workday with a consistent ritual can cue deactivation of the stress-response system.
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