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Perseverative Cognition as an Explanatory Mechanism in the Relation Between Job Demands and Sleep Quality

Authors: Michelle Van Laethem, Debby G. J. Beckers, Sabine A. E. Geurts, Johanna Garefelt, Linda L. Magnusson Hanson, Constanze Leineweber

Published in: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Issue 2/2018

Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this longitudinal three-wave study was to examine (i) reciprocal associations among job demands, work-related perseverative cognition (PC), and sleep quality; (ii) PC as a mediator in-between job demands and sleep quality; and (iii) continuous high job demands in relation to sleep quality and work-related PC over time.

Method

A representative sample of the Swedish working population was approached in 2010, 2012, and 2014, and 2316 respondents were included in this longitudinal full-panel survey study. Structural equation modelling was performed to analyse the temporal relations between job demands, work-related PC, and sleep quality. Additionally, a subsample (N = 1149) consisting of individuals who reported the same level of exposure to job demands during all three waves (i.e. stable high, stable moderate, or stable low job demands) was examined in relation to PC and sleep quality over time.

Results

Analyses showed that job demands, PC, and poor sleep quality were positively and reciprocally related. Work-related PC mediated the normal and reversed, direct across-wave relations between job demands and sleep quality. Individuals with continuous high job demands reported significantly lower sleep quality and higher work-related PC, compared to individuals with continuous moderate/low job demands.

Conclusion

This study substantiated reciprocal relations between job demands, work-related PC, and sleep quality and supported work-related PC as an underlying mechanism of the reciprocal job demands-sleep relationship. Moreover, this study showed that chronically high job demands are a risk factor for low sleep quality.

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Title: Perseverative Cognition as an Explanatory Mechanism in the Relation Between Job Demands and Sleep Quality
Authors: Michelle Van Laethem
Debby G. J. Beckers
Sabine A. E. Geurts
Johanna Garefelt
Linda L. Magnusson Hanson
Constanze Leineweber
Publication date: 01-04-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Issue 2/2018
Print ISSN: 1070-5503
Electronic ISSN: 1532-7558
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-017-9683-y

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