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Description
Although there is ample research on the motivational basis for sleep quality and negative work outcomes, our understanding of the relationship between organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) and sleep is scarce. This study aimed to close this gap through a shifting priorities theoretical approach to self-regulation applied to two moderators: citizenship pressure and organizational identity. Through the lens of self-determination theory, these two moderators map on to autonomous and controlled motivations, which in turn satisfy different basic human needs. Archival data from a cross-sectional online survey of full-time working adults in the U.S. (N = 641) was used to explore these relationships. The relationship between sleep and OCBs (individual-directed and organization-directed), as well as citizenship pressure and organizational identification with OCBs, respectively, were tested using bivariate correlations. The moderation effects of citizenship pressure and organizational identification on the relationship between sleep and OCBs were tested by moderated multiple regression. As expected, citizenship pressure and organizational identity were both positively related to OCBs. Contrary to past research, higher sleep quality was associated with engagement in fewer OCBs. Additionally, hypothesized moderation effects were not supported. Post-hoc exploratory analyses indicated that citizenship pressure and organizational identity better predict OCBs when individuals have poor sleep quality compared to high sleep quality. This research contributes to occupational health literature by offering potential suggestions for organizations to promote OCBs in the workplace through increasing organization identity and citizenship pressure. Keywords: sleep, organizational citizenship behaviors, citizenship pressure, organizational identity, self-determination theory
