Title: Sleep disorder among IT professionals: the role of psychological distress and work-family conflict

Authors: Naznin Akther; Md. Rakibul Hoque; Paolo Saona; Md. Abul Kalam Azad

Addresses: Department of Business and Technology Management, Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, 1704, Bangladesh ' Department of Management Information Systems, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1312, Bangladesh ' Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business, Saint Louis University, Madrid Campus, Avda. del Valle, 34 28003 Madrid, Spain; Department of Business and Economics, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Alonso de Ribera 2850, Concepción, Chile ' Department of Business and Technology Management, Islamic University of Technology, Board Bazar, Gazipur, 1704, Bangladesh

Abstract: Sleep disorder is a common professional hazard, particularly among IT professionals. But studies of it rarely consider the roles of psychological distress and work-family conflict. We apply the snowball sampling technique to collect data, and we use an integrated PLS-SEM method for factor analysis of sleep disorder. We employ a structured questionnaire to collect data. Results reveal that financial insecurity and job pressure among IT professionals significantly increase work-family conflict; job pressure and work contact contribute to psychological distress; sleep disorder is associated with both work-family conflict and psychological distress; and job autonomy and control reduces psychological distress. This study is novel in considering financial insecurity along with traditional constructs.

Keywords: sleep disorder; financial insecurity; psychological distress; work-family conflict.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMP.2023.133942

International Journal of Management Practice, 2023 Vol.16 No.6, pp.708 - 726

Received: 06 Nov 2021
Accepted: 07 Feb 2022
Published online: 06 Oct 2023 *

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