Psicothema was founded in Asturias (northern Spain) in 1989, and is published jointly by the Psychology Faculty of the University of Oviedo and the Psychological Association of the Principality of Asturias (Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias).
We currently publish four issues per year, which accounts for some 100 articles annually. We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication.
Psicothema, 2012. Vol. Vol. 24 (nº 1). 73-78
Evangelia Demerouti1 y Ana Isabel Sanz Vergel2
El objetivo de este artículo es realizar una revisión de la literatura sobre la recuperación diaria del estrés y sus efectos sobre el bienestar. En concreto, se discutirán teorías que pueden ayudar a entender el proceso de recuperación, exponiendo los distintos conceptos existentes para referirse a este fenómeno y a sus consecuentes. Además, se presentan resultados empíricos de diversos estudios de diario que han analizado qué actividades pueden facilitar u obstaculizar la recuperación diaria. Finalmente, se expone un marco general de aproximación al estudio de la recuperación diaria, remarcando su importancia como posible moderador que amortigua los efectos negativos de las demandas laborales.
Daily recovery and well-being: An overview. The aim of this article is to provide a literature review on daily recovery and its effects on well-being. Specifically, we will discuss theories that help us understand the process of recovery and we will clarify how recovery and its potential outcomes have been conceptualized so far. Subsequently, we present empirical findings of diary studies addressing the activities that may facilitate or hinder daily recovery. We conclude with an overall framework from which recovery can be understood, claiming that daily recovery is an important moderator in the buffering process of the negative effects of job demands.
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