Effective employee strategies for remote working:: An online self-training intervention

Evangelia Demerouti

doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2023.103857

Effective employee strategies for remote working: An online self-training intervention

Evangelia Demerouti (Corresponding author)

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Abstract

This paper examines whether employees' strategies to recognize (through self-recognition) and regulate (through job crafting, work-family management, and recovery) their internal and external demands and resources help them retain their well-being and performance during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also examines whether an online self-training intervention can stimulate the use of these strategies. A randomized control trial with a waitlist control group and pre-post measure (N intervention group = 62, N control group = 77) was executed, consisting of four modules with videos, exercises, and three assignments. Participants of the intervention group reported improved self-recognition (noticing, self-focused emotional intelligence), job crafting (seeking resources and challenges), recovery (psychological detachment and relaxation), and reduced work-family conflict. Moreover, the intervention group reported reduced fatigue and increased happiness with life and task performance after the intervention. Improvements in self-focused emotional intelligence, relaxation, and reduced work-family conflict could explain the progress of these distal outcomes. This study reveals the strategies that can help employees to maintain high levels of well-being and performance while working from home and how to improve them using an evidence-based self-training intervention.

Original language	English
Article number	103857
Number of pages	17
Journal	Journal of Vocational Behavior
Volume	142
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2023.103857
Publication status	Published - Apr 2023

Funding

This publication is part of the project “How can employees remain healthy and motivated during Corona crisis?” (with project number 440.20.042) of the research programme Corona: Fast-Track Data which is (partly) financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

Funders	Funder number
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

Keywords

Happiness with life
Job crafting
Recovery
Self-regulation
Self-training
Task performance
Work-family conflict

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