DOI

https://doi.org/10.25772/JFGJ-VF97

Author ORCID Identifier

0000-0002-2113-0264

Defense Date

2023

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy

Department

Business

First Advisor

Christopher Reina

Second Advisor

Douglas Pugh

Third Advisor

Andrew Bennett

Fourth Advisor

Dana Joseph

Abstract

Considering the growing spillover of work and home and its impact on well-being, I draw from the Work-Home Resources Model and Attention Restoration Theory to examine the effects of evening recovery experiences at home on mindfulness at work and eudaimonic workplace well-being. Specifically, I focus on two indicators of eudaimonic well-being—one indicator of psychological functioning (work meaningfulness) and one indicator of social functioning (high-quality connections; HQCs). Further, I introduce a boundary condition, distance from work, of the relationship between evening recovery experiences and mindfulness. I suggest that due to alternative work arrangements in today’s workforce (i.e., that permit increased overlap between work and home domains), it is important to consider contextual characteristics of evening recovery. Using daily dairy methodology, I found that having a sense of control over one’s evening predicted next-day mindfulness at work, but engaging in evening relaxation and mastery activities did not. Daily work mindfulness did predict both intrapersonal and interpersonal indicators of well-being, work meaningfulness and HQCs, which subsequently predicted less turnover and counterproductive work behaviors and greater organizational citizenship behaviors. I did not find support for moderation effects. This work is important for practitioners to understand the role of evening recovery and mindfulness on work well-being and outcomes, as well as future organizational researchers to consider how recovery experiences and their effects have changed in recent times.

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Is Part Of

VCU University Archives

Is Part Of

VCU Theses and Dissertations

Date of Submission

12-15-2023

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