Happiness From Treating the Weekend Like a Vacation

Autor:	Colin West, Cassie Mogilner, Sanford E. DeVoe
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Clinical Psychology Social Psychology 05 social sciences 050109 social psychology 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 050105 experimental psychology
Zdroj:	Social Psychological and Personality Science. 12:346-356
ISSN:	1948-5514 1948-5506
Popis:	Americans are time-poor. They work long hours and leave paid vacation days unused. An analysis of over 200,000 U.S. workers reveals that not prioritizing vacation is linked to lower happiness. Many people, however, do not feel they can take vacation due to financial and temporal constraints. How might people enjoy the emotional benefits of vacation without taking additional time off or spending additional money? Three preregistered experiments tested the effect of simply treating the weekend “like a vacation” (vs. “like a regular weekend”) on subsequent happiness—measured as more positive affect, less negative affect, and greater satisfaction when back at work on Monday. Although unable to definitively rule out the role of demand characteristics, the study results suggest that treating the weekend like a vacation can increase happiness, and exploratory analyses show support for the underlying role of increased attention to the present moment.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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