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Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 3/2016

01-06-2016 | Original Paper

Sleep Quality Among Latino Farmworkers in North Carolina: Examination of the Job Control-Demand-Support Model

Authors: Joanne C. Sandberg, Ha T. Nguyen, Sara A. Quandt, Haiying Chen, Phillip Summers, Francis O. Walker, Thomas A. Arcury

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 3/2016

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Abstract

Sleep problems are associated with physical and mental health disorders and place individuals at an increased risk of workplace injuries. The demand-control-support model posits that job demands and the capacity to control work processes influence workers’ level of distress, thereby affecting their physical and mental health; supervisor support can buffer the negative effect of high demands and low control. Data on the sleep quality and the organization of work of Latino men were collected in agricultural areas in North Carolina in 2012. 147 Mexican-born farmworkers ages 30 and older, most of whom had H-2A visas, provided information about sleep quality and organization of work. Most (83 %) farmworkers reported good sleep quality. The association between working more than 40 h per week and reporting poor sleep quality approached statistical significance. Additional research is needed to understand whether job demands, job control, and social support affect farmworkers’ sleep quality.
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Metadata
Title
Sleep Quality Among Latino Farmworkers in North Carolina: Examination of the Job Control-Demand-Support Model
Authors
Joanne C. Sandberg
Ha T. Nguyen
Sara A. Quandt
Haiying Chen
Phillip Summers
Francis O. Walker
Thomas A. Arcury
Publication date
01-06-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 3/2016
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-015-0248-3

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