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Can’t Get No Satisfaction, Just a Load of Frustration: How Supplemental Work Affects Recovery Through Basic Psychological Needs
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| Year of publication | 2026 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | Recovery experiences are hindered by technology-assisted supplemental work (TASW), a compensatory behavior individuals engage in to cope with job demands (Eichberger et al., 2021). Although digital connectivity may help individuals manage job demands, it can also blur boundaries between work and nonwork, reducing opportunities for recovery (Kühner et al., 2023; Sonnentag & Fritz, 2007). Drawing on self-determination theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 2000) and the job demands–resources framework (JD-R; Bakker & Demerouti, 2007), we examine basic psychological needs satisfaction and frustration as mediating mechanisms linking TASW with two key recovery experiences: psychological detachment and relaxation. Since satisfaction and frustration of needs can co-occur, TASW may simultaneously support (e.g., competence, autonomy, relatedness) and undermine these needs. Needs satisfaction is expected to partly mediate the negative effects of TASW on detachment and relaxation in a positive direction, whereas needs frustration may mediate its detrimental impact on recovery experiences. |
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