The impact of human–animal interactions during micro‐breaks on sleep quality and work engagement: A within‐person approach
基于恢复步骤模型和资源保存理论，研究了155名远程工作者10天的日记数据，发现睡眠质量通过增强自我调节资源提升工作投入，而工作中与宠物互动的微休息能强化这一效应。
Abstract This study draws on the Recovery Step Model and the Conservation of Resources (COR) theory to propose a framework that examines how and when sleep quality influences work engagement. Specifically, we tested a moderated mediation model where sleep quality predicts employees' work engagement through enhanced self‐regulatory resources at the within‐person level. Additionally, we investigated whether human–animal interactions (HAIs), during micro‐breaks, moderate this indirect relationship. Overall, 155 teleworkers participated in a 10‐day diary study (155*10 = 1550 measurement occasions). The multilevel analysis revealed that daily sleep quality positively predicted employees' work engagement by enhancing their self‐regulatory resources. Moreover, this relationship was stronger for individuals who engaged in micro‐breaks involving interactions with their companion animals. As the frequency of HAIs during micro‐breaks increased, so did employees' levels of work engagement. These findings expand the recovery step model and the furr‐recovery method by demonstrating that HAIs serve as beneficial micro‐breaks during work hours, providing a restorative function that enhances work engagement. In sum, at least one HAI during the workday could have significant implications for employees' work engagement.