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Workaholism, Intensive Smartphone Use, and the Sleep-Wake Cycle: A Multiple Mediation Analysis.
Paola Spagnoli1, Cristian Balducci2, Marco Fabbri3
1Department of Psychology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", CE 81100 Caserta, Italy. paola.spagnoli@unicampania.it.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
|September 25, 2019
Summary
Workaholism contributes to sleep disorders, with intensive smartphone use playing a key role. This study reveals how smartphone habits and poor sleep quality mediate the link between workaholism and daytime sleepiness.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health
- Sleep Medicine
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Workaholism is increasingly linked to negative health outcomes, including sleep disturbances.
- Intensive smartphone use is a potential factor disrupting the natural sleep-wake cycle.
- Understanding the interplay between workaholism, smartphone use, and sleep is crucial for employee well-being.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the mediating role of intensive smartphone use in the relationship between workaholism and sleep disorders.
- To examine how poor sleep quality and daytime sleepiness are influenced by workaholism and smartphone usage patterns.
- To elucidate the serial mediation pathways connecting workaholism to sleep disturbances via smartphone use and sleep quality.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study involving 418 employees who completed self-report questionnaires.
- Assessment of workaholism, intensive smartphone use, sleep quality, and daytime sleepiness.
- Application of conditional process analysis to test serial multiple mediation models.
Main Results:
- Intensive smartphone use and poor sleep quality serially mediated the link between workaholism and daytime sleepiness.
- Smartphone use and daytime sleepiness serially mediated the association between workaholism and poor sleep quality.
- Findings support the detrimental impact of intensive smartphone use on the workaholism-sleep disorder relationship.
Conclusions:
- Intensive smartphone use acts as a significant mediator in the adverse effects of workaholism on sleep.
- The study highlights the complex pathways through which workaholism, smartphone habits, and sleep disturbances are interconnected.
- Interventions targeting excessive smartphone use may be beneficial in mitigating sleep problems among workaholics.
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