Short answer
The Recovery Habits — General assessment evaluates how effectively you recover from work stress. Based on Sonnentag's research, it uses 8 items to measure four recovery experiences — Psychological Detachment, Relaxation, Mastery, and Control — and provides a recovery profile with targeted improvement suggestions. It is a premium assessment for working professionals.
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Best for
Recovery Habits — General is most useful when you want to:
- Understand your profile across 4 dimensions rather than being assigned a single type.
- Reflect on your tendencies — for self-awareness, not diagnosis.
- Compare your results with research findings in this area.
It is not designed to tell you who you "really are," to predict your future, or to replace professional advice.
What it measures
Psychological Detachment is one of 4 dimensions measured by this assessment. Each dimension is a spectrum — you can be high, low, or anywhere in between.
Psychological Detachment
Mentally disconnecting from work during off-hours — not thinking about work.
Relaxation
Low-activation, pleasant activities — reading, walking, listening to music.
Mastery
Challenging non-work activities that provide a sense of competence and growth.
Control
Deciding how to spend your free time — having autonomy over leisure.
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How it works
- 8 items — drawn from Sonnentag (2005).
- 5-point Likert — rate each item on the scale provided.
- Approximately 3 min — no right or wrong answers; answer as you truly are.
- Scoring — responses are calculated to produce your personalized report.
- Results — a four-dimension recovery profile with improvement suggestions.
What it cannot tell you
This is a descriptive framework for self-reflection, not a clinical or diagnostic tool.
This assessment is a descriptive framework for self-reflection, not a clinical or diagnostic tool. It cannot:
- Diagnose sleep disorders, chronic fatigue, or medical conditions.
- Replace treatment for burnout or clinical mental health conditions.
- Predict long-term health outcomes or career sustainability.
- Provide medical advice about rest or activity levels.
Evidence and sources
Recovery experience research draws on Sonnentag's recovery framework.
Recovery is not the absence of work — it is the presence of experiences that restore.
- Sonnentag, S., & Fritz, C. (2007). The Recovery Experience Questionnaire (REQ). In Research companion to working time and work addiction. Edward Elgar.
- Sonnentag, S. (2001). Work, recovery activities, and individual well-being. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 6(3), 196–210.
- Fritz, C., & Sonnentag, S. (2005). Recovery, health, and job performance. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 10.
What you take away
A result from this assessment is not a verdict — it is a starting point for noticing patterns. Here is what a thoughtful reading of your profile can offer:
- Four-dimension recovery profile — scores for Psychological Detachment, Relaxation, Mastery, and Control.
- Recovery strengths and gaps — which recovery experiences you get enough of and which you lack.
- Improvement suggestions — specific activities and practices to strengthen your recovery.
Next step
If you want to go deeper, consider these next steps:
- Explore other assessments in the Career Direction zone.
- Reflect on how your profile interacts with your values, skills, and context.
- Use your results as a conversation prompt — not a label.
Insight is only useful when it changes your next step.