Effects of Leader Sleep Improvement on Leadership

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

Detailed Description
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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.

Official Title
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The Effects of Leader Sleep Improvement on Leadership

Conditions
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Insomnia, Primary, Chronic Insomnia

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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).

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Other
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Experimental Condition<br>Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Intervention | Other: Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)<br>* 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.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control Condition<br>No intervention | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Self-Control Scale | 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). | 2 weeks | 
| Abusive Supervision Scale | 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 | 2 weeks | 
| Emotional Labor Scale | 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). | 2 weeks | 
| Charismatic Leadership Scale | 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). | 2 weeks | 
| Emotional Exhaustion Scale | 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). | 2 weeks | 
| Laissez-Faire Leadership Scale | 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). | 2 weeks | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Insomnia Scale | 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) | 2 weeks |