Conflict with co-workers deprives people of much-needed nightly respite, experts say.
By Garry Kranz Comments 0 | Recommend 0
No Zzzz: Disputes with co-workers or bosses are robbing people of restorative
sleep, according to newly released research by the University of Michigan in Ann
Arbor. The decade-long study purports to be the first to “clarify the link
between work and sleep quality for all workers,” as opposed to those that work
rotating shifts or have other “unusual” work and sleep arrangements.
The study used two nationally representative surveys to monitor the sleep
habits of about 2,300 U.S. adults. By following the same people over time,
researchers say they are able to demonstrate how work conditions affect sleep
patterns, not the other way around. The analysis “controlled for initial sleep
quality, health, pessimism and other confounding factors.” The upshot: People
who were regularly upset or bothered because of workplace conflicts were nearly
two times as likely to encounter sleep problems than other people. Additionally,
researchers “explored how work-family conflict, gender, education and job status
affected the relationship between work and sleep.”
Workforce Management contributing editor Garry Kranz is based in Richmond, Virginia. E-mail editors@workforce.com to comment.
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