A good evening’s rest before bed helps work in the first half of the next day. article about it published in the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology.
The study was based on 887-day diary entries of 124 volunteer workers. By evening recovery, the authors meant relaxing practices such as spending time with friends, family activities, or a quiet hobby. The key criterion of this process is the absence of disturbing and negative thoughts and psychological disconnection.
It turned out that this type of entertainment was statistically associated with good mood and more relaxed work during the next working day, but this effect was limited in duration. It only appears in the morning and disappears in the afternoon during the day.
“Our research shows that daily rest from work after hours is indeed good for employee mood, but these benefits do not persist throughout the workday. Therefore, our results highlight that the benefits of evening recovery are relatively short-lived. Additionally, although not all of these benefits are We found that some of them could be explained by better sleep quality after a good rest,” said Mike Arnold, one of the study’s authors.
In this regard, scientists recommend arranging relaxing breaks for employees, which is likely to prolong the positive effect.