A thematic analysis of how men and women post 56 years unwind from work during their free time.

Background: Recent research indicates that as men age, their tendency to ruminate about work decreases, while ruminating remains high in women, which poses an increased risk for impaired health among older women.

Objective: This study explored gender differences/similarities in the process of unwinding from work in men and women aged between 56-65 years.

Methods: Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted online with eight men and eight women, recruited from a UK leading organization that provides health care solutions between May and June 2022.

Work-related rumination declines with age but is moderated by gender.

Background: Much is known about the physical effects of work and health, but less is known about how older workers unwind mentally from work, and their post-work ruminative thinking.

Objective: The present study aimed to explore the association between age, gender and two types of work-related rumination: affective rumination, and problem-solving pondering.

Methods: This study utilized a sample of 3991 full-time employees (working 30 or more hours per week), who were stratified into five age bands (18-25, 26-35, 36-45, 46-55, and 56-65 yrs.

People Performance Scales (PPS): A multi-company, cross-sectional psychometric assessment.

This study aims to test the nomological validity of the People Performance Scales (PPS) using the job demands-resources (JD-R) model. All employees at two large companies in Norway (a governmental agency and a worker's union) were invited to complete the PPS questionnaire electronically. A total of 2,469 respondents completed the questionnaire, resulting in an 87 percent response rate.

Work, family life and recovery: An exploratory study of "the third shift".

Background: Using 24-hour narratives as a starting-point, the present study examines conditions for recovery from work. The third shift concept forms the explorative starting point for highlighting the interplay between work, family responsibilities, leisure time and recovery.

Objective: The aim of the study is to explore how the third shift affects possibilities for recovery.

Recovery from work: testing the effects of chronic internal and external workload on health and well-being.

Background: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of reduced recovery opportunities on health, associated with chronic internal workload (ie, during work) and external workload (ie, following work).

Methods: Data from two consecutive surveys (2013 and 2016) from the Norwegian Living Conditions Survey on Work Environment were used. To assess a dose-response association between workload and health, self-reported ratings of internal workload (ie, having too much to do and skipping lunch breaks during work) and external workload (ie, using mobile technology for work-related issues during leisure time) over the two time periods were divided into tertile groups representing low, medium and high workload.