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Sleep duration moderates the relationship between perceived work-life interference and depressive symptoms in Australian men and women from the North West Adelaide Health Study

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posted on 2021-05-26, 04:37 authored by Layla J Bunjo, Amy ReynoldsAmy Reynolds, Sarah L Appleton, Jill Dorrian, Céline Vetter, Tiffany K Gill, Robert J Adams
BACKGROUND: Mental health disorders are prevalent and costly to workplaces and individuals in Australia. Work-life interference is thought to contribute negatively. The interplay between work-life interference, depressive symptoms and sleep has not been explored to date in population data. The aims of this study were to establish whether sleep duration moderates the relationship between work-life interference and depressive symptoms, and whether this is expressed differentially in male and female respondents. METHODS: Data were drawn from the North West Adelaide Health Study (NWAHS) longitudinal, representative population-based cohort study. Working members of the cohort were invited to participate in a telephone survey about their work conditions, with an 86.7% response rate achieved. Data from 823 respondents were analysed after employing purposeful selection of covariates, using multivariable regression analysis. RESULTS: Sleep duration was found to moderate the relationship between work-life interference and depressive symptoms (F7,815 = 26.60, p < 0.001), and accounted for 19% of the variance observed in depressive symptoms. The strongest effect of work-life interference on depressive symptoms was observed in habitual short sleepers, with the effect weakening as sleep duration increased. The relationship was observed in male and female respondents, but was stronger in females. CONCLUSIONS: Supporting and educating workers about the benefits of sleep for managing the relationship between work-life interference and depressive symptoms may offer a novel strategy for improving worker well-being, particularly when negative facets of work-life interference are not easily remedied or 'reduced'. There is a need for education and support strategies around sleep in Australian workplaces.

Funding

Category 1 - Australian Competitive Grants (this includes ARC, NHMRC)

History

Volume

28

Issue

1

Start Page

29

End Page

38

Number of Pages

10

eISSN

1532-7558

ISSN

1070-5503

Location

England

Publisher

Springer Verlag

Language

eng

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • No

External Author Affiliations

University of Adelaide; Flinders University

Author Research Institute

  • Appleton Institute

Era Eligible

  • Yes

Medium

Print

Journal

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine