Effects of Leader Sleep Improvement on Leadership

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of sleep improvement in leaders on leader outcomes.

The investigators seek to extend the findings of a recent research which demonstrated that treating insomnia has several beneficial effects on employee work outcomes (Barnes, Miller, & Bostock, in press). In the present study, the investigators propose that the treatment of leader insomnia would beneficially influence leadership, specifically abusive supervision, charismatic leadership, and laissez-faire leadership.

CBT-I is a psychological treatment designed to break the patterns of maladaptive thinking and behavior that maintain insomnia. CBT-I includes a range of techniques including a behavioral component (stimulus control, sleep restriction, relaxation) combined with a cognitive component (managing sleep related worries, the racing mind and intrusive thoughts) and an educational (sleep hygiene) component.

Rate self-control over the past 2 weeks. Each item is scored 1-5 (1 = Very slightly or not at all, 2 = A little, 3 = Moderately, 4 = Quite a bit, 5 = Extremely).

Rate abusive supervision over the past 2 weeks. Each item is scored 1-5: - I cannot remember him/her ever using this behavior with me - He/she very seldom uses this behavior with me - He/she occasionally uses this behavior with me - He/she uses this behavior moderately often with me - He/she uses this behavior very often with me

Rate emotional labor over the past 2 weeks. Each item is scored 1-5 (1 = Very slightly or not at all, 2 = A little, 3 = Moderately, 4 = Quite a bit, 5 = Extremely).

Rate charismatic leadership over the past 2 weeks. Each item is scored 1-5 (1 = to a very little extent; 2 = to a little extent; 3 = to a moderate extent; 4 = to a great extent; 5 = to a very great extent).

Rate emotional exhaustion over the past 2 weeks. Each item is scored 1-5 (1 = Very slightly or not at all, 2 = A little, 3 = Moderately, 4 = Quite a bit, 5 = Extremely).

Rate laissez-faire leadership over the past 2 weeks. Each item is scored 1-5 (1 = to a very little extent; 2 = to a little extent; 3 = to a moderate extent; 4 = to a great extent; 5 = to a very great extent).

Rate insomnia over the past 2 weeks. Each item is scored 1-5 (1 = Very slightly or not at all, 2 = A little, 3 = Moderately, 4 = Quite a bit, 5 = Very much)

Inclusion criteria: Working adults who have at least one direct report (i.e., subordinate). Exclusion criteria: Non-working adults/ adults who do not have at least one direct report (i.e., subordinate).