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About me… About me… Jessica de Bloom Jessica de Bloom Born in Germany Born in Germany Since 2012: Post-doc at Since 2012: Post-doc at UTA UTA Field of expertise Field of expertise Recovery from work Recovery from work Vacation research Vacation research

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Page 1: About me… Jessica de BloomJessica de Bloom Born in GermanyBorn in Germany Since 2012: Post-doc at UTASince 2012: Post-doc at UTA Field of expertiseField

About me…About me…

• Jessica de BloomJessica de Bloom• Born in GermanyBorn in Germany• Since 2012: Post-doc at Since 2012: Post-doc at

UTAUTA• Field of expertiseField of expertise

• Recovery from workRecovery from work• Vacation researchVacation research

Page 2: About me… Jessica de BloomJessica de Bloom Born in GermanyBorn in Germany Since 2012: Post-doc at UTASince 2012: Post-doc at UTA Field of expertiseField

ProjectsProjects

• 3-wave longitudinal study: 3-wave longitudinal study: long-term recovery long-term recovery processes and outcomesprocesses and outcomes– Online questionnairesOnline questionnaires

• Intervention study: Intervention study: nature vs. relaxation during nature vs. relaxation during lunch breakslunch breaks– Online questionnaires pre-postOnline questionnaires pre-post– SMS & paper pencil questionnaires pre-inter-postSMS & paper pencil questionnaires pre-inter-post– Blood pressure & heart rate pre-inter-postBlood pressure & heart rate pre-inter-post– Stress hormones pre-inter-postStress hormones pre-inter-post

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Longitudinal studyLongitudinal study

•Number of vacation daysNumber of vacation days• (work-related) well-being(work-related) well-being• healthhealth• performanceperformance• creativitycreativity

•Scheduling of vacation days across yearScheduling of vacation days across year• (work-related) well-being(work-related) well-being• healthhealth• performanceperformance• creativitycreativity

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Intervention studyIntervention study

• Recovery & creativityRecovery & creativity– Changing lunch routines (park Changing lunch routines (park

walk/relaxation) & generating creative walk/relaxation) & generating creative ideasideas

– Multiple Uses Task (Guilford)Multiple Uses Task (Guilford)

• Subjective & objective stressSubjective & objective stress– Relations between self-reported stress, Relations between self-reported stress,

blood pressure & cortisolblood pressure & cortisol

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Vacation memoriesVacation memories

•Extension of Extension of positive vacation positive vacation effects?effects?• Experimental studyExperimental study

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MethodMethod

• Literature researchLiterature research

• Existing data sets: longitudinal or Existing data sets: longitudinal or intervention studyintervention study

• Own new data collection Own new data collection

[email protected]@uta.fi

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Intervention period

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Week 1

Control group

Week 2Tuesday & Thursday

Week 3Tuesday & Thursday

Week 4Tuesday & Thursday

Week 5Tuesday & Thursday

Week 6Tuesday & Thursday

Week 7Tuesday & Thursday

= physiological measurements (blood pressure, heart rate, stress hormones)

= SMS-questionnaire =Online-questionnaire

Relax group Walk group