Meta-analysis on vacation effects

What is it about?

We present findings derived from a systematic literature search. The results based on seven vacation studies suggest that vacation has positive effects on health and well-being that soon fade-out after work resumption. Our meta-analysis further revealed that vacation activities and experiences have hardly been studied before. Accordingly, their contribution to vacation (after-) effects remains unclear.

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Why is it important?

Our meta-analysis showed that research about vacation effects on worker´s health and well-being is very limited so far. Progresses in future vacation research will depend on solid research designs that incorporate repeated measurements before, during and after vacation.