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Does Social Support Buffer the Effects of Occupational Stress on Sleep Quality Among Paramedics? A Daily Diary Study

Pow, Jessie, King, David B., Stephenson, Ellen, DeLongis, Anita·2017·Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Abstract

Given evidence suggesting a detrimental effect of occupational stress on sleep, it is important to identify protective factors that may ameliorate this effect. We followed 87 paramedics upon waking and after work over 1 week using a daily diary methodology. Multilevel modeling was used to examine whether the detrimental effects of daily occupational stress on sleep quality were buffered by perceived social support availability. Paramedics who reported more support availability tended to report better quality sleep over the week. Additionally, perceived support availability buffered postworkday sleep from average occupational stress and days of especially high occupational stress. Perceived support availability also buffered off-workday sleep from the cumulative amount of occupational stress experienced over the previous workweek. Those with low levels of support displayed poor sleep quality in the face of high occupational stress; those high in support did not show significant effects of occupational stress on sleep. (PsycINFO Database Record

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  • Organizational stress can manifest as employees perceive a perpetual need to prove their value to their organization, which can facilitate perfectionism, retention or promotion insecurity, and unstable social supports.

    “Organizational stress can also manifest as employees perceive a perpetual need to prove their value to their organization, which can facilitate perfectionism [30], retention or promotion insecurity [31], and unstable social supports [32,33,34].”
  • Irregular working hours, overtime, and rotating shifts alter circadian rhythms, which can lead to sleep disruptions and increased PTSD vulnerability.

    “For example, irregular working hours, overtime, and rotating shifts alter circadian rhythms, which can lead to sleep disruptions [32] and increased PTSD vulnerability [44].”

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Authors
Pow, J., King, D. B., Stephenson, E., & DeLongis, A.
Affiliations
University of British Columbia (CA)
Venue
Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
Published
2017-01
Volume
22
Issue
1
Pages
71-85
ISSN
  • 1076-8998 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1307
OpenAlex
W2438587723
Cited by
81
References
95
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1
FWCI
8.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Occupational Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada
  • University of British Columbia
  • Canadian Institute for Health Research
  • Social Science and Humanities
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
Keywords
occupational stress, sleep quality, social support, paramedics, emergency medical personnel, buffering effect, protective factors, cumulative stress
MeSH terms
Adult, Allied Health Personnel, Canada, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Medical Records, Middle Aged, Occupational Diseases, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sleep Wake Disorders, Social Support, Stress, Psychological, Work Schedule Tolerance, Multilevel Analysis

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