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Open Access Association Between Quality of Sleep and Self- Reported Health with Burnout in Employees: Does Increasing Burnout Lead to Reduced Work Performance Among Employees

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Objectives: To determine the effect of quality of sleep (SL) and self-reported health (SRH) on burnout (BO) and whether burnout, in turn, impacts work performance (WP) among employees of the Higher Educational Institutions (HEI's). Methods: Data was collected using the survey method using questionnaire items adapted from the literature. The final sample consisted of 138 employees. A two-step procedure was conducted using AMOS by first employing confirmatory factory analysis followed by structural equation modeling. Results: The results supported the hypotheses proposed in the study as SL positively and significantly impacted employee burnout. Similarly, SRH was found to have a significant positive association with BO while BO significantly and negatively affected WP. Conclusion: Employees' work performance reduces with increased burnout which is aggravated due to poor sleep quality and self-reported health; hence, the study provides insightful contribution for managers and workers to focus on improving work performance by reducing burnout.

Keywords: BURNOUT; HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (HEI'S); QUALITY OF SLEEP; SELF-REPORTED HEALTH; WORK PERFORMANCE

Document Type: Research Article

Affiliations: 1: Associate Professor, Department of Management, School of Business, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia;, Email: [email protected] 2: Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, College of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Publication date: April 1, 2023

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