Abstract
Although critical to health and well-being, relatively little research has been conducted in the organizational literature on linkages between the work-family interface and sleep. Drawing on conservation of resources theory, we use a sample of 623 information technology workers to examine the relationships between work-family conflict, family-supportive supervisor behaviors (FSSB), and sleep quality and quantity. Validated wrist actigraphy methods were used to collect objective sleep quality and quantity data over a 1 week period of time, and survey methods were used to collect information on self-reported work-family conflict, FSSB, and sleep quality and quantity. Results demonstrated that the combination of predictors (i.e., work-to-family conflict, family-to-work conflict, FSSB) was significantly related to both objective and self-report measures of sleep quantity and quality. Future research should further examine the work-family interface to sleep link and make use of interventions targeting the work-family interface as a means for improving sleep health.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 155-167 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Journal of occupational health psychology |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2014 |
Keywords
- Actigraphy
- Conservation of resources theory
- Family-supportive supervisor behaviors
- Sleep
- Work-family conflict