ABSTRACT

Objective

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore working men’s perspectives about sleep health and the intersecting influences of gender and work, describing participant’s views on current and potential programming and organizational support to promote sleep health.

Methods

Twenty men employed in male-dominated industries in the north-central region of Alberta, Canada, participated in 4 consultation group discussions addressing motivators, facilitators and barriers to sleep health.

Results

Participants reported sleeping an average of 6.36 (SD ±1.1) hours per night, and the majority worked more than 40 hours per week. Data were analyzed using an inductive approach. The findings provided important insights. In normalizing sleep deprivation and prioritizing the need to “just keep going” on six or less hours of sleep, the men subscribed to masculine ideals related to workplace perseverance, stamina and resilience. Workplace cultures and practices were implicated including normative dimensions of overtime and high productivity and output, amid masculine cultures constraining emotions and conversations about sleep, the sum of which muted avenues for discussing, let alone promoting sleep. Challenges to good sleep were primarily constructed around time constraints, and worry about meeting work and home responsibilities. Men’s preferences for workplace support included providing and incentivizing the use of sleep health resources, designing work for sleep health (e.g., shift schedules, overtime policies) and getting advice from experienced coworkers and experts external to the workplace organization.

Conclusion

These findings hold potential for informing future gender-sensitive programming and organizational practices to support sleep health among working men.

中文翻译：

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男性主导工作场所的睡眠健康：一项考察男性员工观点的定性研究

摘要

客观的

这项定性研究的目的是探索职业男性对睡眠健康的看法以及性别和工作的交叉影响，描述参与者对当前和潜在的计划和组织支持以促进睡眠健康的看法。

方法

在加拿大阿尔伯塔省中北部地区，20 名受雇于男性主导行业的男性参加了 4 个咨询小组讨论，讨论了睡眠健康的动机、促进因素和障碍。

结果

参与者报告平均每晚睡眠 6.36 (SD ±1.1) 小时，大多数人每周工作超过 40 小时。使用归纳法分析数据。研究结果提供了重要的见解。在使睡眠剥夺正常化并优先考虑“坚持”六小时或更少睡眠的需要时，男性赞同与工作毅力、耐力和复原力相关的男性理想。工作场所的文化和实践受到牵连，包括加班和高生产力和产出的规范维度，在男性文化限制情绪和关于睡眠的对话中，总而言之，讨论的途径很安静，更不用说促进睡眠了。对良好睡眠的挑战主要是围绕时间限制以及对满足工作和家庭责任的担忧而构建的。

结论

这些发现有可能为未来的性别敏感规划和组织实践提供信息，以支持职业男性的睡眠健康。