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The Depleting and Buffering Effects of Telecommuting on Wellbeing: Evidence From China During COVID-19
Meta-analytical research has demonstrated the benefits brought by telecommuting to wellbeing. However, we argue that such a setup in the course of the coronavirus disease pandemic exerts negative effects. On the basis of conservation of resources theory, this study determined how telecommuting deple...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9131117/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35645868 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.898405 |
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description | Meta-analytical research has demonstrated the benefits brought by telecommuting to wellbeing. However, we argue that such a setup in the course of the coronavirus disease pandemic exerts negative effects. On the basis of conservation of resources theory, this study determined how telecommuting depletes wellbeing (defined by job satisfaction and emotional exhaustion) through obstructing psychological detachment from work. Moreover, we incorporated family interfering with work and family–work enrichment as moderators that can buffer the negative effect of telecommuting on psychological detachment from work. Time-lagged field research was conducted with 350 Chinese employees, and findings largely supported our theoretical hypotheses. The elevated level of telecommuting results in minimal psychological detachment from work, which then leads to low wellbeing. Meanwhile, the negative effect of the extent of telecommuting on psychological detachment from work is reduced by family interfering with work. These findings extend the literature on telecommuting and psychological detachment from work through revealing why teleworkers present negative feelings during the pandemic. |
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spelling | pubmed-91311172022-05-26 The Depleting and Buffering Effects of Telecommuting on Wellbeing: Evidence From China During COVID-19 Cheng, Jinkai Zhang, Chao Front Psychol Psychology Meta-analytical research has demonstrated the benefits brought by telecommuting to wellbeing. However, we argue that such a setup in the course of the coronavirus disease pandemic exerts negative effects. On the basis of conservation of resources theory, this study determined how telecommuting depletes wellbeing (defined by job satisfaction and emotional exhaustion) through obstructing psychological detachment from work. Moreover, we incorporated family interfering with work and family–work enrichment as moderators that can buffer the negative effect of telecommuting on psychological detachment from work. Time-lagged field research was conducted with 350 Chinese employees, and findings largely supported our theoretical hypotheses. The elevated level of telecommuting results in minimal psychological detachment from work, which then leads to low wellbeing. Meanwhile, the negative effect of the extent of telecommuting on psychological detachment from work is reduced by family interfering with work. These findings extend the literature on telecommuting and psychological detachment from work through revealing why teleworkers present negative feelings during the pandemic. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-11 /pmc/articles/PMC9131117/ /pubmed/35645868 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.898405 Text en Copyright © 2022 Cheng and Zhang. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Cheng, Jinkai Zhang, Chao The Depleting and Buffering Effects of Telecommuting on Wellbeing: Evidence From China During COVID-19 |
title | The Depleting and Buffering Effects of Telecommuting on Wellbeing: Evidence From China During COVID-19 |
title_full | The Depleting and Buffering Effects of Telecommuting on Wellbeing: Evidence From China During COVID-19 |
title_fullStr | The Depleting and Buffering Effects of Telecommuting on Wellbeing: Evidence From China During COVID-19 |
title_full_unstemmed | The Depleting and Buffering Effects of Telecommuting on Wellbeing: Evidence From China During COVID-19 |
title_short | The Depleting and Buffering Effects of Telecommuting on Wellbeing: Evidence From China During COVID-19 |
title_sort | depleting and buffering effects of telecommuting on wellbeing: evidence from china during covid-19 |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9131117/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35645868 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.898405 |
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