Effects of COVID-19 lockdown on sleep duration, sleep quality and burnout in faculty members of higher education in Mexico

Abstract

This paper aims to assess the differences and associations of the effect of COVID-19 on sleep habits, sleep quality, and burnout symptoms among faculty members of higher education in Mexico. This was a cross-sectional study with a total sample of 214 faculty members of higher education from Mexico between May 18th and June 10th of 2020. We applied questionnaires containing sociodemographic and specific questions regarding sleep habits, sleep quality, and burnout symptoms. The results show that during COVID-19 faculty members delayed their bedtime and rise time. No change was found with weekdays time in bed, however, during weekends, time in bed was more than an hour shorter. Social jetlag decreased significantly during COVID-19. Furthermore, during COVID-19, those who reported low sleep quality were more likely to report higher symptoms of emotional exhaustion and those who slept less on weekends were more likely to report higher symptoms of depersonalization. These results suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic may have an effect on sleep and sleep quality and burnout symptoms of faculty members from higher education in Mexico.

Socioeconomic Deprivation, Sleep Duration, and Mental Health during the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…For instance, lower socioeconomic status (individual level) and socioeconomic deprivation (area level) are associated with short or long sleep duration along with sleep disorders (e.g., sleep apnea) which all relate to increased mortality risk [ 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 ]. The COVID-19 pandemic has also magnified preexisting sleep disparities across individuals [ 6 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 ]. However, less is known about the association between neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics and the nuance of urban-rural classifications on sleep.…”

Structural Equation Modeling in Development and Validating a Scale of Psychological Burnout Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic for Faculty Members in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

“…Whatever form life may have taken during the quarantine, there is a fact that all our usual living styles have changed. Therefore, the quarantine measures resulted in chronic stresses that caused many psychological problems for individuals of different ages and jobs (Arnout, 2020). Teaching is one of the jobs that infilunced by the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.…”

“…The COVID-19 outbreak had severe economic consequences and turned from a health crisis to a significant economic shock and problem in the labor market. Many employees lost their jobs, and their mental health was negatively affected by the workloads that led to physical and emotional exhaustion (Arnout& Abdelmotelab, 2020).…”

“…The teaching profession in university is among the professions in which employees face various stresses resulting from the diversity of tasks required: teaching and preparing lectures, preparing studies, administrative tasks, community service activities, and family and social obligations. There are an increasing number of studies on burnout of university faculty members (Al-gharaibeh et al, 2021;Alshoqran et al, 2021;Alves et al, 2019;Arrona-Palacios et al;., 2022;Cassidy-Vu et al, 2017;Daumiller et al, 2020;Durning et al, 2013;Galindo-Dominguez et al, 2020;Haghighinejad et al, 2021;Kaveh et al, 2020;Khosravi et al, 2022;Mansourian et al, 2021;McKinley et al, 2022;Nodoushan et al, 2021;Reddy, 2012) showed a high level of burnout among faculty members. Aljaroudi (2014) and Reddy (2012) found an average level of psychological burnout among faculty members in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.…”