Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Microbreak length, performance, and stress in a data entry task

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Microbreak length, performance, and stress in a data entry task / Robert A. Henning

Sumario: The effects of brief rest pauses on performance and well-being were evaluated for a highly repetitive, data entry task. Experienced data entry operators (N=20) performed the task in a two-day experiemnt in a simulated office environment. Each day was divided into six, 40-min work periods. subjects were instructed to terminate this microbreak when ready to resumea work period. High ratings of fatigue and boredom during the work period was self-adjusted relative to mood state

En: Ergonomics. - London and Washington. - Vol. 32, nº 7, July 1989 ; p. 855-864

1. Ergonomía . 2. Comportamiento humano . 3. Jornada laboral . 4. Organización del trabajo . 5. Tiempos de trabajo . 6. Fatiga . 7. Estrés . 8. Fisiología . I. Henning, Robert A. . II. Título. III. Título: Ergonomics.