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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• WÜTSCHERT, Milena Sina
• PEREIRA, Diana
• SCHULZE, Hartmut
• ELFERING, Achim

Titel

Working from Home: Cognitive Irritation as Mediator of the Link between Perceived Privacy and Sleep Problems

Ist Teil von

• Industrial Health, 2021/08/18, pp.2021-0119

Ort / Verlag

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, many employees have been required to work full- or part-time at home. This paper investigates the impact of perceived privacy on cognitive irritation and sleep problems among employees who worked from home during the pandemic.Additionally, we analyzed the role of cognitive irritation as a mediator between privacy and sleep problems. We created a cross-sectional questionnaire, which was completed by 293 employees who performed home-based telework in German-speaking Switzerland. A mediation analysis was then conducted using a multiple regression analysis. A test of the indirect effect showed a significant mediation path from perceived privacy via cognitive irritation to sleep problems. Hence, the negative indirect effect indicates that perceived privacy is an important job resource that may prevent sleep problems. Further research is needed regarding home-based telework and recovery strategies to prevent sleep problems.