Abstract

MORENO-JIMENEZ, Bernardo  and  GALVEZ HERRER, Macarena. The effect of psychological detachment from work on well-being and life satisfaction: a longitudinal study. Rev. psicol. trab. organ. [online]. 2013, vol.29, n.3, pp.145-151. ISSN 2174-0534.  https://dx.doi.org/10.5093/tr2013a20.

The psychological detachment from work provides a physical and psychological disconnection, the effects of which on job's health have been little studied in longitudinal studies. The aim of this paper is to understand the role of psychological detachment and its relationship with anxiety, satisfaction with life, and vigor at work. A longitudinal study has been conducted in two times with six-month of interval in a sample of 348 subjects, comparing four models of interaction over time: a model of stability, causality normal, reverse causality, and reciprocal causation. The inclusion of a model of reciprocal causality between the psychological detachment and the dependent variables significantly improves the explanation of the results, according to the goodness of fit of structural equation methodology. The results indicate that the processes of psychological detachment and emotional well-being maintain a relationship of mutual influence over time, opening new lines of intervention and prevention of stress in organizations.

Keywords : Psychological detachment; Vigor; Life satisfaction; Anxiety; Reciprocal causality.

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