ABSTRACT
Prior to the advent of respite research, most job stress research was based on causally ambiguous correlations between stressors and strains. Mina Westman and Dov Eden enriched the theoretical basis of respite research by embedding it in Hobfoll's conservation of resources (COR) theory. COR theory is both a stress theory and a motivational theory that outlines how individuals and organizations are likely to be impacted by stressful circumstances, and how individuals and organizations act in order to garner and protect their resources. The job demands-resources (JD-R) model supplements COR theory. According to Bakker and Demerouti, the JD-R model postulates the coexistence of two underlying psychological processes. Arguing that active reserve service in the Israel Defense Forces serves as a release mechanism for 'letting off steam' among Israeli men, Etzion, Eden and Lapidot predicted that being away from job stressors would have an ameliorative impact on burnout.
