Work–leisure blending: An integrative conceptual review and framework to guide future research.

• DOI: 10.1037/apl0000924
• Publication Date: 2021-09-13T15:04:08Z
• Authors: Troy A. Smith; Marcus M. Butts; Stephen H. Courtr...; Mat D. Duerden; Mark A. Widmer
• Keywords: Leisure Activities; 0502 economics and business; 05 social sciences; Humans; Workplace

Since the industrial revolution, work and leisure have largely been considered opposing domains. A growing number of organizations, however, enable and/or promote blending leisure activities into the workplace. Similarly, several conceptualizations across different disciplines examine how work and leisure can coexist. These different conceptualizations have yielded a rich but fragmented theoretical account of work-leisure blending. To address this problem, we provide a comprehensive theoretical integration of multiple literature streams where research has explored work-leisure blending. Further, we develop a tripartite dimensional framework designed to elucidate the central dimensions of work-leisure blending (i.e., segmentation-integration, unstructured-structured, and independent-interactive) undergirding this phenomenon. Using this framework as a theoretical foundation, we then discuss important contextual considerations and future research directions related to work-leisure blending. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).