The Recovery Experience Questionnaire: Development and validation of a measure for assessing recuperation and unwinding from work

Four ways people recover from work: detaching, relaxing, doing something masterable, and being in control of their time.

Sonnentag, S. & Fritz, C. (2007). The Recovery Experience Questionnaire: Development and validation of a measure for assessing recuperation and unwinding from work. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 12(3), 204–221.

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Journal article

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doi.org/10.1037/1076-8998.12.3.204

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Against the abstract, 15 September 2026

Why it is on the list

Sonnentag and Fritz distinguished four recovery experiences: psychological detachment, relaxation, mastery and control. The research is about employees unwinding from ordinary work stress. Week 7 uses the four as prompts for planning the mid-semester break, not as evidence that the checklist treats or prevents autistic burnout.