Workplace bullying, sleep problems and leisure-time physical activity: a prospective cohort study
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Workplace bullying, sleep problems and leisure-time physical activity : a prospective cohort study. / Hansen, Åse Marie; Gullander, Maria; Hogh, Annie; Persson, Roger; Kolstad, Henrik Albert; Willert, Morten Vejs; Bonde, Jens Peter; Kaerlev, Linda; Rugulies, Reiner; Grynderup, Matias Brødsgaard.
In: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, Vol. 42, No. 1, 01.2016, p. 26-33.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Workplace bullying, sleep problems and leisure-time physical activity
T2 - a prospective cohort study
AU - Hansen, Åse Marie
AU - Gullander, Maria
AU - Hogh, Annie
AU - Persson, Roger
AU - Kolstad, Henrik Albert
AU - Willert, Morten Vejs
AU - Bonde, Jens Peter
AU - Kaerlev, Linda
AU - Rugulies, Reiner
AU - Grynderup, Matias Brødsgaard
PY - 2016/1
Y1 - 2016/1
N2 - OBJECTIVES: Workplace bullying is a potent stressor that may increase sleep problems. Since physical fitness improves resilience to stress, it seems plausible that recreational physical activities may moderate the association between bullying and sleep. The study aimed to examine prospectively whether (i) bullying increases the risk of sleep problems, and (ii) the association between bullying and sleep problems is moderated by leisure-time physical activity (LTPA).METHODS: The study sample comprised a cohort of public and private sector employees, who were enrolled into the Work Bullying and Harassment (WBH) cohort (N=3278) or the Psychosocial Risk Factors for Stress and Mental Disease (PRISME) cohort (N=4455). We measured workplace bullying using one question that was preceded by a definition of bullying. We used the Karolinska sleep questionnaire to assess sleep problems. The number of hours per week spent on LTPA estimated the degree of physical activity.RESULTS: Workplace bullying at baseline (T1) was associated with awakening problems and lack of restful sleep at follow-up (T2) but not with overall sleep problems and disturbed sleep. T1-LTPA did not moderate the association between T1-workplace bullying and T2-sleep problems.CONCLUSION: We found support that workplace bullying is related to development of T2-sleep problems, but this association seems not to be modified by LTPA.
AB - OBJECTIVES: Workplace bullying is a potent stressor that may increase sleep problems. Since physical fitness improves resilience to stress, it seems plausible that recreational physical activities may moderate the association between bullying and sleep. The study aimed to examine prospectively whether (i) bullying increases the risk of sleep problems, and (ii) the association between bullying and sleep problems is moderated by leisure-time physical activity (LTPA).METHODS: The study sample comprised a cohort of public and private sector employees, who were enrolled into the Work Bullying and Harassment (WBH) cohort (N=3278) or the Psychosocial Risk Factors for Stress and Mental Disease (PRISME) cohort (N=4455). We measured workplace bullying using one question that was preceded by a definition of bullying. We used the Karolinska sleep questionnaire to assess sleep problems. The number of hours per week spent on LTPA estimated the degree of physical activity.RESULTS: Workplace bullying at baseline (T1) was associated with awakening problems and lack of restful sleep at follow-up (T2) but not with overall sleep problems and disturbed sleep. T1-LTPA did not moderate the association between T1-workplace bullying and T2-sleep problems.CONCLUSION: We found support that workplace bullying is related to development of T2-sleep problems, but this association seems not to be modified by LTPA.
U2 - 10.5271/sjweh.3537
DO - 10.5271/sjweh.3537
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 26636259
VL - 42
SP - 26
EP - 33
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
SN - 0355-3140
IS - 1
ER -
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