Understanding Worker Well-Being Relative to High-Workload and Recovery Activities across a Whole Day: Pilot Testing an Ecological Momentary Assessment Technique

Raymond Hernandez, Elizabeth A. Pyatak, Cheryl L. P. Vigen, Haomiao Jin, Stefan Schneider, Donna Spruijt-Metz and Shawn C. Roll
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Raymond Hernandez: Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
Elizabeth A. Pyatak: Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
Cheryl L. P. Vigen: Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
Haomiao Jin: Dornsife Center for Economic & Social Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
Stefan Schneider: Dornsife Center for Economic & Social Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
Donna Spruijt-Metz: Dornsife Center for Economic & Social Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
Shawn C. Roll: Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 19, 1-17

Abstract: Occupational health and safety is experiencing a paradigm shift from focusing only on health at the workplace toward a holistic approach and worker well-being framework that considers both work and non-work factors. Aligned with this shift, the purpose of this pilot study was to examine how, within a person, frequencies of high-workload and recovery activities from both work and non-work periods were associated with same day well-being measures. We analyzed data on 45 workers with type 1 diabetes from whom we collected activity data 5–6 times daily over 14 days. More frequent engagement in high-workload activities was associated with lower well-being on multiple measures including higher stress. Conversely, greater recovery activity frequency was mostly associated with higher well-being indicated by lower stress and higher positive affect. Overall, our results provide preliminary validity evidence for measures of high-workload and recovery activity exposure covering both work and non-work periods that can inform and support evaluations of worker well-being.

Keywords: workload; recovery; ecological momentary assessment; type 1 diabetes; workweek; healthy work design and well-being; future of work (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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