Is boredom at work bad for your health? Examining the links between job boredom and autonomic nervous system dysfunction.
autonomic nervous system activity
employee health
heart rate variability
job boredom
sleep
Journal
Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress
ISSN: 1532-2998
Titre abrégé: Stress Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101089166
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
14 Oct 2023
14 Oct 2023
Historique:
revised:
29
08
2023
received:
13
02
2023
accepted:
13
09
2023
medline:
14
10
2023
pubmed:
14
10
2023
entrez:
14
10
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Job boredom refers to an unpleasant state of passiveness at work that has been found to negatively relate to self-reported health. To date, however, the relation between job boredom and physiological indicators of health has not been examined. The present study investigates whether job boredom relates to dysfunction in autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity as indicated by reduced heart rate variability (HRV) during night sleep. The sample of this study consisted of Finnish public sector workers (n = 125). Job boredom was assessed with an electronic questionnaire and HRV with an ambulatory monitoring period of two nights of sleep. The results supported the hypothesis by showing a negative relation between job boredom and HRV, after controlling for demographic and lifestyle factors. The findings extend previous knowledge on the detrimental consequences of job boredom by showing that it is related to dysfunction in ANS activity. Consequently, it is important to acknowledge boredom at work as a threat to occupational health and well-being and pay more attention to how it can be prevented at workplaces.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Subventions
Organisme : Työsuojelurahasto
Organisme : Finnish Work Environment
ID : 180002
Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Authors. Stress and Health published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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