What is it about?
Workplace incivility is known to negatively affect employee well-being and performance. We show that employees who experience workplace incivility report poorer quality sleep. One explanation for this link is an increase in negative thinking about work during nonwork time (i.e., rumination). However, employees who are able to psychologically detach from work and relax during nonwork time fared better in terms of sleep outcomes in the face of workplace incivility.
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Why is it important?
Our findings link workplace incivility to poor employee sleep. Sleep is critical for a number of workplace outcomes, including decision-making, safety, leadership, and ethical behaviors. We find that employees who are able to recover from work during nonwork time through detaching from work and relaxing are less likely to experience decrements in sleep quality associated with workplace incivility.
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This article was the result of a longstanding collaboration between myself, my mentors at Portland State University, and a collaborator at the US Forest Service. While it is incredibly important that organizations take proactive stances in limiting the occurrence of workplace incivility, our research highlights individual actions employees can take to protect themselves in the face of incivility. This article has led to a number of opportunities to share our research with media outlets, which has been an exciting unforeseen outcome of this work.
Dr. Caitlin Demsky
Oakland University
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This page is a summary of: Workplace incivility and employee sleep: The role of rumination and recovery experiences., Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, April 2018, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/ocp0000116.
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