Social Support at Work and Sleep

Abstract

This chapter reviews the research on social support at work and sleep. It concludes that, of the commonly measured psychosocial work factors, low social support is one of the strongest disturber of sleep. However, despite a well-established theory on social support with clear concepts, social support at work is only measured generically. Even though various support sources and dimensions have been investigated, they are not yet clearly understood in association with sleep. Moreover, the chapter discusses indications of poor sleep preceding the perception of social support and the differences that have been found between age groups and sexes in this association. Also, organizations’ different opportunities to provide social support are discussed in relation to sleep.