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We present results from a longitudinal field study on 9-day winter sports vacations among 96 Dutch employees. We found that workers’ health and well-being (health status, mood, tension, energy level and satisfaction) improve during vacation, but return to pre-vacation levels during the first week of work resumption.
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Winter sports vacations have positive effects on H&W that vanish rapidly after work resumption.
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This page is a summary of: Effects of vacation from work on health and well-being: Lots of fun, quickly gone, Work & Stress, April 2010, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/02678373.2010.493385.
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Vijftien miljard Euro besteden Nederlanders jaarlijks aan vakantie. Maar dan heb je ook wat. Van vakantie wordt je immers gezond en gelukkig. Maar is dat wel écht zo? Voelen we ons daadwerkelijk beter tijdens vakantie? Zo ja, hoe lang hebben wij er na terugkomst dan nog baat bij? En welke rol spelen vakantieactiviteiten en vakantieervaringen daarbij? Dit artikel geeft antwoord op al deze vragen.
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