TY - JOUR

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 -