%0 Conference Paper %1 weigelt2017times %A Weigelt, Oliver %A Schmitt, Antje %A Syrek, Christine %A Ohly, Sandra %B Proceedings of the 18th EAWOP Congress 2017 - Enabling Change through Work and Organizational Psychology %D 2017 %K ohlypub schmittpub wipsypub %P 591 %T Good times, bad times, you know I’ve had my share. A week-level study on positive and negative events at work and rumination at the weekend %X Purpose Recent theorizing in intraindividual well-being research suggests (1) considering whether day-level effects of job demands on wellbeing have sustainable practically relevant impact on the long run (Ilies, Aw, & Pluut, 2015) and (2) approaching work-related phenomena from an event perspective that is more in line with what actually happens (Morgeson, Mitchell, & Liu, 2015). We answer both calls in examining the short-term and long-term effects negative events (e.g., conflicts) and positive events (e.g., goal attainment) on well-being. We consider facets of rumination at the weekend as our focal outcomes, namely psychological detachment, affective rumination, and problem-solving pondering. Design/Methodology We conducted a week-level diary study across 15 consecutive weeks yielding 724 matched weekly assessments on Fridays and Mondays from an organizationally diverse sample of 118 employees. Results Our multilevel analyses yield significant short-term links between negative events and all facets of rumination. Sustainable effects are confined to affective rumination. Although short-term effects are less accentuated for positive events they compensate for negative events on the short run as well as on the long run and hence facilitate switching off. Limitations We cannot rule out retrospective biases in judgments across several days. Research/Practical Implications An accumulation of positive events has the potential to buffer adverse effects of negative events on the long run although single events may seem to have negligible impact. Originality/Value We are among the first to empircally address the topical issues raised above. Our analyses are based on a rich longitudinal design and we apply strong methodology.

@inproceedings{weigelt2017times, abstract = {Purpose Recent theorizing in intraindividual well-being research suggests (1) considering whether day-level effects of job demands on wellbeing have sustainable practically relevant impact on the long run (Ilies, Aw, & Pluut, 2015) and (2) approaching work-related phenomena from an event perspective that is more in line with what actually happens (Morgeson, Mitchell, & Liu, 2015). We answer both calls in examining the short-term and long-term effects negative events (e.g., conflicts) and positive events (e.g., goal attainment) on well-being. We consider facets of rumination at the weekend as our focal outcomes, namely psychological detachment, affective rumination, and problem-solving pondering. Design/Methodology We conducted a week-level diary study across 15 consecutive weeks yielding 724 matched weekly assessments on Fridays and Mondays from an organizationally diverse sample of 118 employees. Results Our multilevel analyses yield significant short-term links between negative events and all facets of rumination. Sustainable effects are confined to affective rumination. Although short-term effects are less accentuated for positive events they compensate for negative events on the short run as well as on the long run and hence facilitate switching off. Limitations We cannot rule out retrospective biases in judgments across several days. Research/Practical Implications An accumulation of positive events has the potential to buffer adverse effects of negative events on the long run although single events may seem to have negligible impact. Originality/Value We are among the first to empircally address the topical issues raised above. Our analyses are based on a rich longitudinal design and we apply strong methodology.}, added-at = {2017-06-20T11:58:25.000+0200}, author = {Weigelt, Oliver and Schmitt, Antje and Syrek, Christine and Ohly, Sandra}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2440e014a5b97155b0447d3cce10967ff/wipsykassel}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 18th EAWOP Congress 2017 - Enabling Change through Work and Organizational Psychology}, interhash = {ec323c273189becb8d18bd1f771b9c1d}, intrahash = {440e014a5b97155b0447d3cce10967ff}, keywords = {ohlypub schmittpub wipsypub}, month = may, pages = 591, timestamp = {2017-06-20T11:58:25.000+0200}, title = {Good times, bad times, you know I’ve had my share. A week-level study on positive and negative events at work and rumination at the weekend}, year = 2017 }