| Engagement |
Prompts participants to reflect on 3 positive emotions they experienced during the last 24 hours related to engagement—asking whether they felt relaxed, engaged, and focused. |
During the last 24 h, to what extent have you felt engaged? (1 – Not at all, 6 – Very much) |
| Demands |
Prompts participants to reflect on various kinds of job demands they experienced during that day. |
To what extent did you have to work under time pressure today? (1 – Not at all, 6 – Very much). |
| Control |
Prompts participants to consider the ways in which they can exert control in their daily lives, both at work and during their free time through job crafting and detachment. |
To what extent could you choose your pace of working today? (1 – Not at all, 6 – Very much) |
| Journaling |
Allows participants to journal their thoughts and emotions in free-text form based on prompts related to work-related stress and recovery. |
What do you do at work when you feel overwhelmed? (Free-text response) |
| Psychoeducation |
Provides participants with evidence-based information regarding stress and recovery as well as suggesting specific behavioral strategies they may use to recover from daily stress more effectively. Strategies are sampled from the overall literature on stress management, including physical activity, mindfulness, and psychological detachment [24,26,27]. |
“Micro-breaks. Another way to recover from work stress is to take breaks during the day – moments of relaxation when you completely let go of work demands. However, when there is lots going on and we feel stressed, it can be difficult to find the time for longer breaks. Perhaps there are no clear opportunities for resting in between tasks. In these cases, it is especially important to do short interruptions – micro-breaks – to sit down, close your eyes, and breathe deeply for a minute.”
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