Reviewed at Work, Restless at Night? Performance Appraisals and Sleep Satisfaction

Breulet, Anaïs () and Christian Grund ()
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Breulet, Anaïs: RWTH Aachen University
Christian Grund: RWTH Aachen University

No 18541, IZA Discussion Papers from IZA Network @ LISER

Abstract: Performance appraisals are one of the most widely used human resource management practices. This study investigates the relationship between performance appraisals and sleep satisfaction using large-scale, representative data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP). Sleep satisfaction is used as a comprehensive measure of perceived restfulness and sleep quality. The results show that performance appraisals are negatively associated with sleep satisfaction, even after controlling for a wide range of socio-demographic, work-related, and personality characteristics. This negative relationship is particularly pronounced when evaluations are tied to short-term financial outcomes. These findings highlight that performance evaluation processes may generate psychological pressure that undermines employee´s ability to rest and recover.

Keywords: performance appraisals; sleep satisfaction; monetary incentives; German Socio-Economic Panel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J28 J81 M5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-04
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