Availability Expectations and Psychological Detachment: The Role of Workrelated Smartphone Use during Non-work Hours and Segmentation Preference

• Katerina Kondrysova ^[1] ; Marcela Leugnerova ^[1] ; Tomas Kratochvil ^[1]
  1. [1] Masaryk University

     Masaryk University

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• Localización: Revista de psicología del trabajo y de las organizaciones = Journal of work and organizational psychology, ISSN 1576-5962, Vol. 38, Nº 2, 2022, págs. 75-84
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5093/jwop2022a6
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Las expectativas sobre disponibilidad y la desconexión psicológica: El papel del uso del teléfono móvil con fines laborales fuera del trabajo y la preferencia por la segmentación
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• Resumen
  • español

    El estudio analiza la asociación entre expectativas de disponibilidad, utilización del móvil con fines laborales fuera del trabajo y la desconexión psicológica del trabajo. Se estudia además el papel que juega en estas asociaciones la preferencia por la segmentación. Una muestra de 223 empleados cumplimentó un cuestionario por internet. Planteamos la hipótesis de que la utilización del móvil en horario no laboral mediatiza en parte la relación negativa entre las expectativas de disponibilidad y la desconexión psicológica. Se esperaba que la preferencia por la segmentación moderaría este efecto mediador. Por último analizamos la dirección de este efecto moderador. Los resultados confirman nuestras hipótesis y ponen de manifiesto un efecto mediador débil del uso del móvil en horario no laboral en la relación entre expectativas de disponibilidad y la desconexión psicológica. El efecto mediador, además, es mayor en personas que tienen poca preferencia por la segmentación. Se comenta la implicación práctica de los resultados.

  • English

    This study examined the associations among availability expectations, work-related smartphone use during non-work hours, and psychological detachment from work. In addition, we studied the role of segmentation preference in these associations. A total of 223 employees completed an online questionnaire. We hypothesized that smartphone use during non-work hours partially mediates the negative relationship between availability expectations and psychological detachment. We expected that segmentation preference would moderate this mediation effect. Finally, we examined the direction of this abovementioned moderating effect. The results supported our hypotheses and revealed a weak mediating effect of smartphone use during non-work hours on the relationship between availability expectations and psychological detachment. Moreover, the mediating effect is more substantial for people with low segmentation preferences. Furthermore, the practical implications of these findings are discussed.

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