Week 4: Kinnunen, Rantanen, de Bloom, Mauno, Feldt & Korpela (2016) The role of work-nonword boundary management in work stress recovery Flashcards
Kinnunen et al. examine what?
This research examines how people separate work and non-work through boundaries and what effect that has on work stress recovery
Kinnunen et al. identify 5 profiles (not styles) with individual differences that determine a persons boundary management behaviour. Name the profiles.
work guardians non-work guardians integrators separators intermediate group
Boundary management refers to the way…
Boundary management can be depicted on a continuum from _____ to _____.
individuals create, maintain and negotiate boundaries between work and non-work
strong to weak boundaries
Recovery allows individuals to replenish their resources and return to their _____ after a stressful experience.
pre-stressor level
Recovery from work during non-work time is especially beneficial for what three factors?
an employees well-being, health and performance
Cross-role interruption behaviours refer to the degree to which individuals allow…
incursions (einfälle/überfälle) from one role to another (work to non-work or vice versa)
Incursions from one role to another are also called how?
interdomain transitions
Interdomain transitions refers to behavioural actions between the domains through which…
individuals shift their resources from one domain to the other
Interdomain transitions lay the basis for what?
the 5 boundary management profiles identified by Kinnunen et al.
Recovery is the opposite of what?
the process through which one gets strains
Cross-role interruption behaviour (CRIB) refers to the degree to which…
individuals ALLOW incursions or intrusions (interdomain transitions) from one domain to the other
Kinnunen et al. criticise that previous research has failed to recognise what exactly?
that recovery is an important factor in decreasing the effects of stressful working conditions and promoting well-being, health and job performance
People generally have issues with what aspect of boundary management?
separating work and non-work, they tend to carry either into the other
What does it mean when boundaries are symmetrical?
the process flows between both domains equally
in other words, people drag just as much or just as little from work to non-work as they do from non-work to work
What does it mean when boundaries are asymmetrical?
the process flows only into one direction
in other works, either one drags work into non-work or non-work into work, but not both
name an example for an asymmetrical workplace boundary
when one answers the work phone from home but one does not answer the private phone at work
Which boundary management profiles are characterised by symmetrical boundaries?
integrators
separators
Which boundary management profiles are characterised by asymmetrical boundaries?
work guardians
non-work guardians
- Between domains in both directions
Integrators show ____ cross-role interruption behaviour.
Separators show ____ cross-role interruption behaviour. - Work Guardians show high CRIB from ____ to ____, but not vice versa.
Non-work Guardians show high CRIB from ____ to ____, but not vice versa.
high
low
work to non-work
non-work to work
Kinnunen et al. differentiate between 3 types of recovery outcomes. Name them all and point out on which one the research team focusses on.
psychological (!)
behavioural
physiological
Two individual constructs of physiological recovery outcomes exist. Name them.
Vigor
Job exhaustion
Vigour is a key dimension for _____ and refers to the degree of ____ and _____.
Job exhaustion is a key dimension of ____ and refers to feelings of overstrain, tiredness or fatigue due to _____.
____ vigour and ____ job exhaustion promote recovery levels and help to maintain energy levels.
work engagement, physical strength and good health
burnout, overly demanding work situations
high, low
What were the Method and Sample used by the authors to measure recovery from job stress?
1106 Finnish employees
electronic questionnaire
sample drawn from different organisations with emotionally demanding jobs –> representative of Finlands workforce
The largest portion of the sample were ____ (25%), followed by ____ (22%), _____ (21%), _____ (18%) and finally _____ (14%).
Integrators Intermediate Group Work Guardians Separators Non-Work Guardians
The authors observed differences in demographics between the sampled profiles. Concerning gender, they observed
- more women and fewer men than statistically expected in the _____ group.
- fewer women and more men than expected in the ____ and ____ group.
Separator
Integrators and Intermediate
The authors observed differences in demographics between the sampled profiles. Concerning age, they observed
- _____ were youngest.
- _____ were oldest, right after the _____.
Non-work guardians
Work guardians, Intermediate
The authors observed differences in demographics between the sampled profiles. Concerning occupational status, they observed
- blue collar or lower white-collar workers were more often _____ and ____.
- higher white collar workers were more often ____ and ____.
- higher level managers were typically ____.
non-work guardians, separators
work guardians, integrators
integrators
What can you conclude from the occupational status differences among the sample?
it means that the job itself plays an important role in boundary management
the results confirm that higher professionals’ work time trespasses on their lives more than that of non-professionals
Out of all the groups, who works the most weekly hours?
work guardians and integrators
Who occupies the poorest position in terms of recovery experiences and outcomes?
work guardians
In terms of Mastery and Detachment, what two groups behave similar to each other?
Of these two, which one showed better relaxation and control during off-time?
work guardians and integrators
integrators
Which two groups resemble each other in beneficial recovery experiences?
nonwork guardians and separators
What group scored average in most evaluations?
intermediate group
Kinnunen and colleagues (2016) identified 5 profiles: Work guardians, Nonwork Guardians, Integrators, Separators and Intermediate group. Which profiles had the best recovery experiences and outcomes according to their research?
a. Intermediate group and nonwork guardians
b. Integrators and separators
c. Nonwork guardians and separators
d. Work guardians and nonwork guardians
c.
Kinnunen and colleagues (2016) investigate certain profiles with respect to recovery experiences and recovery outcomes. On what kind of recovery outcomes do Kinnunen and colleagues (2016) focus in their article?
a. Mental
b. Psychological
c. Physiological
d. Behavioral
b.