The Progress of Psychological Detachment′s Studies

Abstract

Abstract: Psychological detachment refers to a state in which people disconnect from work during off-hours. Being psychologically detached from work during off-hours entails both leaving away from the workplace and do not thinking about job-related issues. Psychological detachment is critical for employees to recover from job stress. Firstly, the article overviews the psychological detachment′s concepts and its progress; Secondly, the article discusses the situation of psychological detachment′s researches; Finally, the article expounds researches′ problems and future direction.

Key words: psychological detachment, stressor-detachment model, extended stressor-detachment model, self-regulatory model of psychological detachment.

摘要： 心理分离指的是个体在非工作时间里从工作中分离出来，个体不仅身体上远离工作场所，精神上也摆脱掉工作的事情，对员工工作压力的恢复过程非常关键。首先，文本概述了心理分离的概念及其进展；其次，论述了心理分离研究现状；最后，阐述了心理分离的已有研究存在的问题和未来研究的方向。

关键词: 心理分离, 压力-分离模型, 压力-分离扩展模型, 心理分离的自我调节模型。

CLC Number:

B842

Wang Xiaoou, Jiang Yuan, Zhou Quan, Tang Fang, Fang Ping. The Progress of Psychological Detachment′s Studies[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2016, 14(4): 544-550.

王小鸥, 姜媛, 周荃, 汤芳, 方平. 心理分离研究进展*[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2016, 14(4): 544-550.

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