Abstract
Research Question
According to effort-recovery theory (Meijman & Mulder, 1998), employees need recovery from
work-related effort. However, work stressors influence employees even beyond their workplaces.
Furthermore, the rapid development of new technologies leads to growth in work-related
technology use after hours. Consequently, the opportunities for employee recovery are reduced. In
order to shed light on the supplemental work behaviour through technology use after hours, we
examine its antecedents and consequences.
Study Design
We used a shortitudinal panel design. Data from 73 full-time workers in Germany were collected
online on Friday after work, at the weekend, and on Monday morning before going to work.
Results
Serial mediation analysis supported the hypotheses. Results indicate that work stressors influence
work-related technology use after hours, which, in turn, hinders psychological detachment from
work and impairs sleep quality.
Limitations
Future research should shed more light on the long-term consequences of work-related technology
use after hours and systematically take personal and situational factors into account.
Implications
Our findings emphasize the importance of the need for developing strategies to prevent and handle
work stressors and supplemental work after hours.
Contribution
This study contributes to stress and recovery research and the emerging research on work-related
technology use after hours by examining its antecedents and consequences.
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