Sleep Debt Mediates the Relationship between Work-Related Social Factors, Presenteeism, and Well-Being in Japanese Workers

Yuta Takano (), Suguru Iwano, Takeshi Ando and Isa Okajima
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Yuta Takano: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Human Culture and Sciences, Fukuyama University, Hiroshima 729-0292, Japan
Suguru Iwano: Faculty of Welfare and Health Science, Oita University, Oita 870-1192, Japan
Takeshi Ando: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Human Culture and Sciences, Fukuyama University, Hiroshima 729-0292, Japan
Isa Okajima: Department of Psychological Counseling, Faculty of Humanities, Tokyo Kasei University, Tokyo 173-8602, Japan

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 7, 1-10

Abstract: Sleep debt is associated with presenteeism and mental health; however, the association of sleep debt with presenteeism and well-being in the context of work-related social factors (commuting time, workdays, and working hours) has not been fully elucidated. This study aimed to examine whether work-related social factors are associated with presenteeism and well-being via sleep debt. The participant group comprised 872 full-time and 526 part-time workers (mean age: 44.65 ± 12.37 and 48.47 ± 12.93 years, respectively). For both the full-time and part-time workers, increased sleep debt was significantly associated with presenteeism ( β = −0.171; β = −0.160) and low well-being ( β = −0.135; β = −0.153). Notably, commuting time was significantly associated with increased sleep debt in full-time workers ( β = 0.09). In contrast, the number of workdays was significantly associated with increased sleep debt in part-time workers ( β = −0.102). Working hours were not significantly associated with sleep debt for both full- and part-time workers. These results reveal that sleep debt might lead to various risks among workers, elucidating the work-related social factors related to sleep debt. They also highlight the importance of considering work-related social factors when addressing sleep debt.

Keywords: commute; employee; psychological well-being; sleep; work productivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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