Supporting Sleep: The Importance of Social Relations at Work

Social support and sleep are both health promoting factors and important in the prevention of illness and sick-leave. Promoting healthy work by providing good conditions for strong social relationships and by preventing bullying or harassment can improve sleep and consequently employee health, increasing work productivity and efficiency overall.

Author: M. Nordin
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
Published: 10/01/2015
Pages: 97
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.38d
ISBN: 9781137437846

About the Author

Maria Nordin is Associate Professor in Psychology and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Psychology at Umeå University in Sweden. She has published articles on topics including social support and sleep, psychosocial work factors and health, return to work in patients with burnout, and the impact of the forest in the rehabilitation of these patients.