No employee enjoys receiving after-hours work-related emails. But some enjoy it less than others.

That's what a University of Texas-Arlington study of 341 working adults found when it asked them to record their emotional responses for one week when they looked at an after-hours email from work.

The researchers said two clear responding groups emerged, which they dubbed segmentors and integrators.

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