Tenth International Conference on Health, Wellness & Society

Abstract

Whilst there is research documenting the effect of poor sleep on cognition, mood and health, the role of managerial level as a potential antecedent of poor sleep, and as a factor in determining the self-reported consequences of poor sleep, is yet to be fully understood. This study sought to examine (a) the reported sleep quantity and quality of employees across four organisational managerial levels, and (b) the subsequent reported impact on their work, social and emotional and physical well-being. 945 participants, allocated to one of four groups determined by self-reported managerial level in their organisation, completed a questionnaire measuring sleep duration (sleep quantity) and sleep quality (time to fall asleep, and the PSQI) along with completing a new self-report measure of sleep impact across three domains; work (cognition), physical health and social and emotional behaviours (AISE; Ashridge Index of Sleep Effects). Analysis revealed that whilst both sleep quantity and quality were poor regardless of managerial level, sleep quantity did not differ across managerial level, whereas the most senior managers reported significantly better sleep quality (PSQI) than middle managers and those without managerial responsibility. The results also revealed a similar trend in relation to the impact of poor sleep, with the most senior group of managers reporting less impact across all three well-being domains. This is the first study, using a working population to examine the role of managerial level as a potential antecedent of poor sleep, and as a factor in determining the self-reported consequences of poor sleep.