Taking a break: Exploring the restorative benefits of short breaks and vacations

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Tytuł:: Taking a break: Exploring the restorative benefits of short breaks and vacations
Autorzy:: Jan Packer
Temat:: Attention Restoration Theory
Well-being
Perceived Destination Restorative Quality Scale
Detachment from work
Cognitive performance
Restored Mental State scale
Recreation. Leisure
GV1-1860
Źródło:: Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 100006- (2021)
Wydawca:: Elsevier, 2021.
Rok publikacji:: 2021
Kolekcja:: LCC:Recreation. Leisure
Typ dokumentu:: article
Opis pliku:: electronic resource
Język:: English
ISSN:: 2666-9579
Relacje:: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666957920300069; https://doaj.org/toc/2666-9579
DOI:: 10.1016/j.annale.2020.100006
Dostęp URL:: https://doaj.org/article/c0ba34a197fe4fc5bc006c5ade7b08c4 Link otwiera się w nowym oknie
Numer akcesji:: edsdoj.0ba34a197fe4fc5bc006c5ade7b08c4
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This paper applies Attention Restoration Theory to explore the restorative benefits of short breaks and vacations among Australian university staff (N = 156). Three groups (Vacation, Short Break and No Break) were compared using both objective (physiological and cognitive) and subjective (self-report) measures. Cognitive and self-report measures demonstrated that taking a break increases the ability to focus attention and improves restorative well-being. No consistent effects were found using physiological measures. Short breaks have an advantage over longer vacations on some measures, and this may be explained by attributes of the environment and activities in which vacationers engaged. Detachment from work is particularly important in achieving restorative benefits. Suggestions are offered for optimising the restorative effectiveness of taking a break.

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