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Reviewed at Work, Restless at Night? Performance Appraisals and Sleep Satisfaction

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  • Breulet, Anaïs

    (RWTH Aachen University)

  • Grund, Christian

    (RWTH Aachen University)

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Performance appraisals are one of the most widely used human resource management practices. This study investigates the relationship between performance appraisals and sleep satisfaction using large-scale, representative data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP). Sleep satisfaction is used as a comprehensive measure of perceived restfulness and sleep quality. The results show that performance appraisals are negatively associated with sleep satisfaction, even after controlling for a wide range of socio-demographic, work-related, and personality characteristics. This negative relationship is particularly pronounced when evaluations are tied to short-term financial outcomes. These findings highlight that performance evaluation processes may generate psychological pressure that undermines employee´s ability to rest and recover.

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  • Breulet, Anaïs & Grund, Christian, 2026. "Reviewed at Work, Restless at Night? Performance Appraisals and Sleep Satisfaction," IZA Discussion Papers 18541, IZA Network @ LISER.
    • Handle: RePEc:iza:izadps:dp18541
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    • M5 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics
    • J28 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy
    • J81 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Working Conditions

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