Goldilocks at work: Just the right amount of job demands may be needed for your sleep health.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

It has been reported that job demands affect sleep, but how different levels of job demands affect sleep remains unclear. We examined whether curvilinear relationships exist between job demands and multiple sleep health outcomes.

Design

Cross-sectional analyses with linear and quadratic effects, using self-administered survey data.

Setting

A national sample of US adults.

Participants

Workers from Midlife in the United States Study (MIDUS2; n = 2927).

Measurements

The Job Content Questionnaire assessed overall and 5 specific aspects of job demands (intensity, role conflict, work overload, time pressure, and interruptions). Habitual sleep health patterns across 5 dimensions (regularity, satisfaction/quality, daytime alertness, efficiency, and du

SUBMITTER: Nelson ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9991992 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature