Employees who do not receive respect from their bosses or colleagues are 1.5 times more likely to suffer from insomnia, research showed Monday.
A team led by Yoon Jin-ha, a professor at Severance Hospital, announced its analysis on the link between low social support in the workplace and insomnia through a survey of 19,394 people — 9,046 men and 10,348 women. Respondents were asked whether they were respected by their bosses and colleagues, received helpful feedback or had their work-related concerns heard.
The results showed that 3,148 people — 1,490 men and 1,678 women — reported low levels of workplace support, while 16,224 reported high levels.
Among those with low levels of support, 390 people, or 12.3 percent, were diagnosed with insomnia. By contrast, the rate of insomnia among those with a high level of support was 6.2 percent.
Overall, employees who reported low support were 1.47 times more likely to experience insomnia compared to those with high support. The effect was twice as strong for men than it was for women.
“Lower levels of workplace social support were significantly associated with a higher prevalence of insomnia in both men and women,” the research team said. “Especially when job satisfaction is low, the risk of insomnia may increase. Interventions to boost both social support and job satisfaction are necessary.”
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