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Junça Silva, A. (2024). Applying the affective events theory to explore the effect of daily micro-interruptions on mental health: the mediating role of affect and the moderating role of pets at work. The Spanish Journal of Psychology. 27
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A. L. Silva,  "Applying the affective events theory to explore the effect of daily micro-interruptions on mental health: the mediating role of affect and the moderating role of pets at work", in The Spanish Journal of Psychology, vol. 27, 2024
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@article{silva2024_1732205006851,
	author = "Junça Silva, A.",
	title = "Applying the affective events theory to explore the effect of daily micro-interruptions on mental health: the mediating role of affect and the moderating role of pets at work",
	journal = "The Spanish Journal of Psychology",
	year = "2024",
	volume = "27",
	number = "",
	doi = "10.1017/SJP.2024.2",
	url = "https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/spanish-journal-of-psychology/article/applying-the-affective-events-theory-to-explore-the-effect-of-daily-microinterruptions-on-mental-health-the-mediating-role-of-affect-and-the-moderating-role-of-pets-at-work/BB3833C581BFD24F022BEF42475FD979"
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Applying the affective events theory to explore the effect of daily micro-interruptions on mental health: the mediating role of affect and the moderating role of pets at work
T2  - The Spanish Journal of Psychology
VL  - 27
AU  - Junça Silva, A.
PY  - 2024
SN  - 1138-7416
DO  - 10.1017/SJP.2024.2
UR  - https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/spanish-journal-of-psychology/article/applying-the-affective-events-theory-to-explore-the-effect-of-daily-microinterruptions-on-mental-health-the-mediating-role-of-affect-and-the-moderating-role-of-pets-at-work/BB3833C581BFD24F022BEF42475FD979
AB  - This study relied on the affective events theory and the social exchange theory to
develop a framework that explains how situational factors (daily micro-interruptions) enhance
affective reactions (negative affect) and, in turn, impair health conditions (mental health) at
work. We further delineate theoretical arguments to propose the pet-human’s health effect by
demonstrating that pets are boundary conditions that attenuate this relation, and as such are
protective conditions for employees’ mental health. We conducted a 5-day diary study with
two groups of participants, one with participants who owned pets (N = 82 x 5 = 410), and the
other who did not own pets (N = 87 x 5 = 435). The multilevel results showed an indirect
effect of daily micro-interruptions on individuals’ mental health through negative affect, with
a daily backdrop of poorer mental health for those who did not own a pet (compared to those
who owned a pet). These results evidence the benefits of owning a pet for individuals’ mental
health, even at work, and as such provide recommendations for teleworking practices.
Moreover, this study resorts to an innovative and robust data collection method to
demonstrate the pet-human’ health effect. This study expands knowledge on the role of pets
in working daily routines and shows that pets may be a personal resource for individuals
while working.
ER  -