Psychological Detachment from Work
HR & WorkReliability: alpha 0.853 sample items
About this scale
A 4-item subscale of the REQ measuring psychological detachment from work during off-hours — mentally disengaging from job-related thoughts.
Sample item(s)
“During time after work, I forget about work”
“I don't think about work at all”
“I distance myself from my work”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.85. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Subscale of REQ.
Source & citation
Sonnentag, S., & Fritz, C. (2007): The Recovery Experience Questionnaire. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 204–221.
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