Recovery Experiences Moderate the Impact of Work Stressors on Well-Being: A Two-Wave Study of Preschool Teachers

Working in early childhood education exposes preschool teachers to a wide variety of work stressors that deplete energy and necessitate recovery. Based on the effort-recovery model and conservation of resources theory, this two-wave study examined the effects of recovery experiences (i.e., psychological detachment and relaxation) on the association between several work stressors (i.e., work overload, emotional dissonance, and work–home conflict)...