Many U.S. workers are sacrificing sleep for work hours, long commutes
Thursday, December 11, 2014 - 15:30
in Psychology & Sociology
An analysis of 124,000 responses to a survey shows that paid work time is the primary waking activity exchanged for sleep. The study also suggests that chronic sleep loss potentially could be prevented by strategies that make work start times more flexible. 'The evidence that time spent working was the most prominent sleep thief was overwhelming,' said the study's lead author.