Randomized trial shows sleep duration reduces exhaustion from off-hour interruptions in a working adult population, suggesting it as a proactive protective resource.
Key Points
This research aimed to explore how sleep duration can buffer the negative effects of ICT-driven off-hour interruptions on work exhaustion.
Used multilevel data from 176 working adults over a five-day workweek, with 679 daily reports of off-hour interruptions.
Analyzed the relationship between sleep duration and the impact of ICT demands on exhaustion.
Controlled for sleep quality in the analysis.
Sleep duration significantly reduced the indirect effect of ICT availability demands on exhaustion via off-hour interruptions.
One standard deviation increase in sleep duration was associated with a decrease in reported exhaustion levels.
Findings emphasize the need for organizational policies that promote adequate rest for workers.