@article{ref1,
title="Are individuals with low trait anxiety better suited to on-call work?",
journal="Clocks and sleep",
year="2020",
author="Sprajcer, Madeline and Jay, Sarah M. and Vincent, Grace E. and Zhou, Xuan and Vakulin, Andrew and Lack, Leon and Ferguson, Sally A.",
volume="2",
number="4",
pages="473-486",
abstract="Research has indicated that individuals with certain traits may be better suited to shiftwork and non-standard working arrangements. However, no research has investigated how individual differences impact on-call outcomes. As such, this study investigated the impact of trait anxiety on sleep and performance outcomes on-call. Seventy male participants (20-35 years) completed an adaptation night, a control night, and two on-call nights in a laboratory. Trait anxiety was determined using the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) X-2, and participants completed the STAI X-1 prior to bed each night to assess state anxiety. Sleep was measured using polysomnography and quantitative electroencephalographic analysis. Performance was assessed using a 10-min psychomotor vigilance task (PVT) performed each day at 0930, 1200, 1430 and 1700 h. Data pooled from three separate but inter-related studies was used for these analyses. <br><br>RESULTS indicated that the effects of trait anxiety on state anxiety, sleep and performance outcomes on-call were generally limited. These findings suggest that on-call outcomes are not negatively affected by higher levels of trait anxiety.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2624-5175",
doi="10.3390/clockssleep2040035",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/clockssleep2040035"
}