Well Recovered and More Creative? A Longitudinal Study on the Relationship Between Vacation and Creativity
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Well Recovered and More Creative? A Longitudinal Study on the Relationship Between Vacation and Creativity. / Syrek, Christine J.; de Bloom, Jessica; Lehr, Dirk.
In: Frontiers in Psychology, Vol. 12, 784844, 23.12.2021.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Well Recovered and More Creative?
T2 - A Longitudinal Study on the Relationship Between Vacation and Creativity
AU - Syrek, Christine J.
AU - de Bloom, Jessica
AU - Lehr, Dirk
N1 - This study was supported by the Academy of Finland (grant number: 308718). The data were collected as part of a larger data collection funded by the German health insurance company Barmer GEK. The funders did not influence in any way the analysis and presentation of the results or drafting of the manuscript. Publisher Copyright: Copyright © 2021 Syrek, de Bloom and Lehr.
PY - 2021/12/23
Y1 - 2021/12/23
N2 - The aim of this study was to investigate employees’ self-reported creativity before and after vacation and to examine the impact of recovery experiences (detachment, relaxation, mastery, meaning, autonomy, affiliation) on changes in creativity. The DRAMMA model of Newman et al. provides the theoretical background of our approach. Longitudinal data was assessed with four repeated measurements. The study encompassed data from 274 white-collar workers. Analyses showed that employees subjectively perceive their creativity to benefit not immediately after their vacation but 2 weeks later. Detachment was significantly related to lower creativity within persons, while mastery experiences explained differences in creativity between persons. This study provides a detailed picture of changes in creativity around vacations.
AB - The aim of this study was to investigate employees’ self-reported creativity before and after vacation and to examine the impact of recovery experiences (detachment, relaxation, mastery, meaning, autonomy, affiliation) on changes in creativity. The DRAMMA model of Newman et al. provides the theoretical background of our approach. Longitudinal data was assessed with four repeated measurements. The study encompassed data from 274 white-collar workers. Analyses showed that employees subjectively perceive their creativity to benefit not immediately after their vacation but 2 weeks later. Detachment was significantly related to lower creativity within persons, while mastery experiences explained differences in creativity between persons. This study provides a detailed picture of changes in creativity around vacations.
KW - changes in creativity
KW - detachment
KW - DRAMMA
KW - holiday
KW - longitudinal
KW - mastery
KW - recovery
KW - vacation
KW - Psychology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85122299943&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.784844
DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.784844
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 35002874
AN - SCOPUS:85122299943
VL - 12
JO - Frontiers in Psychology
JF - Frontiers in Psychology
SN - 1664-1078
M1 - 784844
ER -