Do psychosocial job stressors differentially affect the sleep quality of men and women? A study using the HILDA Survey

AJ Scovelle; T King; M Shields; A O'Neil; T Lallukka; B Hewitt; A Milner

Journal article

Do psychosocial job stressors differentially affect the sleep quality of men and women? A study using the HILDA Survey

AJ Scovelle, T King, M Shields, A O'Neil, T Lallukka, B Hewitt, A Milner

European Journal of Public Health | OXFORD UNIV PRESS | Published : 2021

DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckab056

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate whether gender was an effect modifier of the relationship between three psychosocial job stressors and sleep quality, in a representative sample of 7280 employed Australians. We conducted linear regressions and effect measure modification analyses. Low job control, high job demands and low job security were associated with poorer sleep quality. There was evidence of effect modification of the relationship between job security and sleep quality by gender on the additive scale, indicating that the combined effect of being male and having low job security is greater than the summed interactive effect.

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Tania King Author

Marissa Shields Author

Belinda Hewitt Author

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Awarded by Australian Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

A.J.S. was supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Postgraduate Scholarship (#1191061) and the Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scheme. T.K. was supported by an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellowship (DE200100607). M.S. was supported by a Melbourne Disability Institute Scholarship and the Australian Government RTP Scheme. A.O. was supported by a Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowship (#101160). T.L. was supported by the Academy of Finland (#287488 and #319200). B.H. was supported by Australian Research Council (DP180101217). A.M. was supported by a Victorian Health and Medical Research Fellowship.