ABSTRACT
Occupation sleep medicine has a long tradition of addressing sleep quantity and sleep quality. However, studies that test a link between sleep and social stressors are rare. Social stressors have been found to be related to impaired well-being and health. Social stressors at work may take many forms, such as social animosities, conflicts with coworkers and supervisors, unfair behavior, and a negative group climate. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that social stressors at work were negatively related to recovery status on Sunday and on Monday. Future studies should also test the reversed causation hypothesis that impaired sleep leads to increased social stressors at work. Home-related social stressors, such as conflicts with family members, may cause strain themselves and, as with work-related stressors, result in decreased recovery and be related to sleep problems. Many scientists have tried to explain how social stressors at work elicit harmful effects on health.
