Rest for Work and Life: The Mechanisms Underlying the Effect of Micro-Breaks on Employee Family Role Performance.

IF 2.9 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Stress and Health Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI:10.1002/smi.70117

Shaoqing Su, Zhaobiao Zong, Tianyi Long, Baoyan Yang

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Abstract

While the positive effects of micro-breaks within the organizational context are well documented, their impact in the family domain remains underexplored. Drawing upon conservation of resources theory and the work-home resource model, this paper presents two experience sampling studies examining the spillover effects of daily micro-breaks on employees' family role performance the same evening. Study 1 (N _{Level 1} = 490, N _{Level 2} = 98) demonstrated that daily micro-breaks are positively related to same-evening family role performance. Specifically, micro-breaks were linked to enhanced family role performance through serial mediation by daily work vitality and work-to-family enrichment. Moreover, the cross-level positive moderating effect of perceived health climate was partially supported. Study 2 (N _{Level 1} = 907, N _{Level 2} = 103) replicated and extended Study 1 by examining the mediated moderation effect of perceived health climate via micro-break autonomy. Perceived health climate was positively related to micro-break autonomy, which moderated the relationship between daily micro-breaks and daily work vitality. Furthermore, micro-break autonomy mediated the moderating effect of perceived health climate on the link between daily micro-breaks and daily work vitality. Our findings provide actionable insights for managers on how to unlock the potential of micro-breaks.

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为工作和生活而休息：微休息对员工家庭角色绩效影响的机制

虽然微观休息在组织范围内的积极影响已被充分证明，但它们在家庭领域的影响仍未得到充分探讨。基于资源守恒理论和工作-家庭资源模型，本文通过两个经验抽样研究，考察了每日微休息对员工当晚家庭角色绩效的溢出效应。研究1 （N水平1 = 490，N水平2 = 98）表明，每日微休息与当晚家庭角色绩效呈正相关。具体而言，微休息通过日常工作活力和工作-家庭充实的系列中介与家庭角色绩效的增强有关。此外，感知健康气候的跨水平正向调节作用得到部分支持。研究2 （N水平1 = 907，N水平2 = 103）通过微休息自主性检验感知健康气候的中介调节效应，复制并扩展了研究1。感知健康气候与微休息自主性正相关，微休息自主性调节了日常微休息与日常工作活力的关系。此外，微休息自主性在感知健康气候对日常微休息与日常工作活力之间关系的调节作用中起中介作用。我们的研究结果为管理者提供了可行的见解，帮助他们了解如何释放微休息的潜力。

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Stress and Health 医学-精神病学

CiteScore

6.40

自引率

4.90%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Stress is a normal component of life and a number of mechanisms exist to cope with its effects. The stresses that challenge man"s existence in our modern society may result in failure of these coping mechanisms, with resultant stress-induced illness. The aim of the journal therefore is to provide a forum for discussion of all aspects of stress which affect the individual in both health and disease. The Journal explores the subject from as many aspects as possible, so that when stress becomes a consideration, health information can be presented as to the best ways by which to minimise its effects.