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TY - JOUR
T1 - Sabbatical leave
T2 - who gains and how much?
AU - Davidson, Oranit B.
AU - Eden, Dov
AU - Westman, Mina
AU - Cohen-charash, Yochi
AU - Hammer, Leslie B.
AU - Kluger, Avraham N.
AU - Krausz, Moshe
AU - Maslach, Christina
AU - O'Driscoll, Michael
AU - Perrewé, Pamela L.
AU - Quick, James Campbell
AU - Rosenblatt, Zehava
AU - Spector, Paul E.
PY - 2010/9
Y1 - 2010/9
N2 - A rigorous quasi-experiment tested the ameliorative effects of a sabbatical leave, a special case of respite from routine work. We hypothesized that (a) respite increases resource level and well-being and (b) individual differences and respite features moderate respite effects. A sample of 129 faculty members on sabbatical and 129 matched controls completed measures of resource gain, resource loss, and well-being before, during, and after the sabbatical. Among the sabbatees, resource loss declined and resource gain and well-being rose during the sabbatical. The comparison group showed no change. Moderation analysis revealed that those who reported higher respite self-efficacy and greater control, were more detached, had a more positive sabbatical experience, and spent their sabbatical outside their home country enjoyed more enhanced well-being than others.
AB - A rigorous quasi-experiment tested the ameliorative effects of a sabbatical leave, a special case of respite from routine work. We hypothesized that (a) respite increases resource level and well-being and (b) individual differences and respite features moderate respite effects. A sample of 129 faculty members on sabbatical and 129 matched controls completed measures of resource gain, resource loss, and well-being before, during, and after the sabbatical. Among the sabbatees, resource loss declined and resource gain and well-being rose during the sabbatical. The comparison group showed no change. Moderation analysis revealed that those who reported higher respite self-efficacy and greater control, were more detached, had a more positive sabbatical experience, and spent their sabbatical outside their home country enjoyed more enhanced well-being than others.
U2 - 10.1037/a0020068
DO - 10.1037/a0020068
M3 - Journal article
VL - 95
SP - 953
EP - 964
JO - Journal of Applied Psychology
JF - Journal of Applied Psychology
SN - 0021-9010
IS - 5
ER -