Getting enough good sleep on the weekend leaves less room for fatigue during the work week.
- 37% of French people regularly suffer from sleep or wakefulness disorders, a figure that has been constantly increasing in recent years.
- Getting poor or insufficient sleep can have significant health consequences.
- A good night’s sleep on the weekend can help you get back to work on Monday and feel less tired the rest of the week, according to a new study.
A new study shows that better sleep on weekends leads to less fatigue during the work week.
To reach this conclusion, the authors conducted a study of 310 German employees. The sample consisted mainly of women (81%) with an average age of 41. The majority (55%) had a university degree and 77% of the respondents lived without children in their household.
Sleep: sleeping well on the weekend allows for a better recovery
For five weeks, cohort members completed surveys on Mondays and Fridays. On Mondays, they reported on their sleep quality over the weekend and their ability to return to work. On Fridays, participants reported on their fatigue levels during the workweek and their job performance.
The results showed that weekends when participants slept better were followed by a better recovery on Monday. And a poorer recovery was associated with higher levels of fatigue during the work week, but was not linked to poorer task performance.
“As a result, we demonstrate that Monday recovery can set the tone for the entire work week, but that the quality of Monday depends on weekend sleep,” conclude the authors of the study.
While previous studies have highlighted the importance of mentally disconnecting from work during the weekend, the quality of returning to work after two days of rest has not been the subject of in-depth research until now.
Despite its interesting results, it should be noted that the study is based on self-assessments and not on objective data, which may distort the data.
The article referred to and entitled “It is Monday again: Weekend sleep differentially relates to the workweek via reattachment on Monday” was written by Jette Völker, Monika Wiegelmann, Theresa JS Koch and Sabine Sonnentag.
37% of French people regularly suffer from sleep disorders
37% of French people regularly suffer from sleep or wakefulness disorders, a figure that has been constantly increasing in recent years.
There is also a lot of data today that indicates that it is essential to have regular sleep schedules to be in good shape, including on rest days.
Getting poor or insufficient sleep can have significant health consequences.
