工作之余玩网络游戏 可提高员工工作效率

　　你是否因上班时经常玩游戏，面临被炒鱿鱼的危险呢？如果是这样，这可是个你急需了解的科学发现（也许你还可以将这份研究报告放到老板桌面待阅读的文件堆里）——《办公之余的游戏：工作中利用电脑进行的合理康乐活动》：

　　在这项报告中，来自欧洲的研究人员证实了这个想法：工作闲暇参与网络游戏，一般被认为是最明目张胆的“网上偷懒”行为，实际上能够提高员工的生产效率。

　　研究结果指出：当员工面对必须全神贯注的工作任务时，常常感到体力和精神双重疲劳，造成工作效率低下。长期保持全效的生产力，快速进行有效恢复体力和精神是至关重要的，即使这意味着放下手头工作，稍事休息。

　　据作者介绍，如何有效地从工作疲劳中恢复体力和精神，有以下四个重要的方面要求：

　　1、心理上从繁忙的工作中解脱出来（忘记工作是多么的讨厌）。

　　2、彻底放松（静下心来，能够从容应对接下来的棘手工作）。

　　3、成熟的阅历（从工作之外的活动中，获得提高自信的技能）。

　　4、自制力（相比之下，在日常工作中，我们中很多人都缺少控制力）。

　　什么娱乐活动能满足以上所有要求呢？当然只有游戏啦！

　　作者向一流行的在线游戏门户网站的1万名用户发送邮件，邀请参加一项问卷调查，并获得了1212份问卷调查报告，报告内容包括：游戏习惯、游戏前后的感受等内容。（向完成了约长度为15分钟问卷调查的参与者，奖励该游戏网站价值5欧元的游戏币）如大家所想，调查显示，网络游戏似乎能够有效缓解工作疲劳：

　　“问卷调查的数据证实了这种假设，电视游戏、电脑游戏能够带来四种不同的放松体验：心理解脱、彻底放松、成熟和自制。在工作闲暇玩电脑游戏的调查参与者，将电脑游戏与工作放松紧密地联系起来。

　　作者进一步指出：高工作疲劳度的人，还有工作时缺乏情感交流的人，更倾向于通过电脑游戏来舒缓压力：

　　“另外，工作疲劳度越高的人比工作疲劳度低的人，反映通过电脑游戏得到了更良好的恢复体验，而且更倾向于在工作时玩游戏。此外，工作时社交状态，也在游戏参与度方面起了重要影响。与同事和上级沟通较少的人，比起参与较多社交活动的人，在工作中越容易玩游戏”。

　　译文：

　　Are you in danger of getting fired because of too much gaming at work? If so, here's a scientific study you need to know about （and perhaps slip into the "to-read" pile on your boss's desk）： "Games at work: the recreational use of computer games during working hours."In this study, the European author （+1 if you can guess his nationality） tests the hypothesis that online gaming during working hours, often considered the most flagrant form of "cyberslacking", may actually improve employee productivity.

　　Halo screengrab by Brian WrightThe idea is that workers, when confronted with tasks requiring concentration, become physically and psychologically fatigued and thus perform less efficiently. A quick recovery is essential for maintaining a high level of overall productivity, even if it means a break from work-related tasks.

　　According to the author, there are four aspects essential to successful recovery from job fatigue:

　　1. Psychological detachment from work （forgetting how crappy your job is）.

　　2. Relaxation （calming down so you can respond appropriately the next time the shit hits the fan）.

　　3. Mastery experiences （gaining skills in outside activities to improve general confidence）.

　　4. Feeling in control （in contrast to the lack of control many of us have in our day jobs）.

　　What recreational task fulfills all these requirements? Gaming, of course!

　　The author emailed 10,000 users of a popular online gaming portal and got 1,212 to complete a survey that included questions relating to their gaming habits and how they feel before and after gaming. （The participants were given a sweet 5-euro credit to the gaming site for completing the 15-minute survey.） The survey revealed that, as predicted, online gaming seems to ease recovery from job fatigue:

　　"It was predicted that video and computer games elicit four different aspects of recover experience: psychological detachment, relaxation, mastery, and control. This basic assumption was confirmed by the data. Participants who play computer games during working hours associated substantial levels of recovery experience with this activity."The author goes on to show that highly-fatigued workers and those without emotional support at work are even more likely to rely on gaming to feel better:

　　"Furthermore, individuals with higher levels of work-related fatigue reported stronger recovery experience during gameplay and showed a higher tendency to play games during working hours than did persons with lower levels of work strain. Additionally, the social situation at work was found to have a significant influence on the use of games. Persons receiving less social support from colleagues and supervisors played games at work more frequently than did individuals with higher levels of social support."