Volume : IV, Issue : IV, April - 2015

Relationship between Quality of Sleep and Psychological Well–Being in Border Security Force

Sucheta Mishra, Jayasankara Reddy K

Abstract :

The aim of the present study was to find the relationship between sleep quality and psychological well-being among

Border Security Force (BSF) Personnel. Poor sleep quality can be an early symptom of many sleep and medical disorders. BSF personnel face acute shortage of sleep due to long hours of work. Studies conducted on defence personnel suggest that their perception of their well-being affect their performance on the job. Studies show, sleep deprivation beyond 16 hrs can lead to measurable changes in
alertness, attention capacity and fatigue. Two self -rated questionnaires, the Pittsburgh Sleep quality Index (Buysse, 1988) and Psychological
Well-Being Scale (Sisodia & Choudhary, 2012) were administered on 30 constables and 30 sub-inspectors (aged 20-40 years). Correlations
among the two variables were carried out. Sleep quality was significantly correlated with life satisfaction domain of PWB (rho = -.292, p =
0.024). Both groups rated themselves as having poor sleep quality, however constables differ significantly from sub-inspectors on sleep quality
(p = .000 at Z = -5.250) but not in psychological well-being. The results indicate that there is a need to employ methods to improve the sleep
quality of the personnel as it impacts their PWB and may impact performance on the job.

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