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Harris, Julie Aitken; Saltstone, Robert; Fraboni, Maryann

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“…Due to insufficient sleep, insomniac entrepreneurs will not be able to adequately manage the multiple environmental demands (Lazarus and Folkman 1984), which will create tensions and stress (Barber et al 2010). Moreover, drawing upon a large number of studies that have shed light on the relationship between sleep deprivation and higher stress (e.g., Barber and Munz 2011;Barber et al 2010;Chuah et al 2010;Dinges et al 1997;Fortier-Brochu and Morin 2014), we argue that this relationship is particularly salient in the context of entrepreneurship because the long hours during which entrepreneurs work to create and grow their own ventures (e.g., Gunia 2018; Patzelt and Shepherd 2011) will expose them to numerous potentially stressful situations, resulting in higher levels of stress (e.g., Buttner 1992;Cardon and Patel 2015;Harris et al 1999;Jamal 1997;Stephan 2018;Torrès and Thurik 2018;Vedula and Kim 2018). Therefore, we hypothesize: Hypothesis 1.…”

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confidence: 79%

“…For more than two decades, research has shed light on the harmful impact of sleep deprivation on stress (e.g., Dinges et al 1997). This bears even more importance for entrepreneurs as research has reported that entrepreneurs exhibit higher levels of stress (e.g., Buttner 1992;Cardon and Patel 2015;Harris et al 1999;Jamal 1997;Torrès and Thurik 2018;Vedula and Kim 2018) and health problems (e.g., Buttner 1992). Drawing from these previous works, our study provides interesting empirical evidence that insomnia leads to entrepreneurs' poor health (through its effects on perceived stress and negative affect).…”

Section: Theory and Policy Contributionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Our results have important implications for scholars researching entrepreneurs' stress. Although previous research provides empirical support that entrepreneurs experience high levels of stress (e.g., Buttner 1992;Cardon and Patel 2015;Harris et al 1999;Jamal 1997;Stephan 2018;Torrès and Thurik 2018;Vedula and Kim 2018), these results are inconclusive as recent studies have also reported that entrepreneurs often experience low levels of stress (e.g., Baron et al 2016;Hessels et al 2017;Stephan and Roesler 2010). Putting the debate whether entrepreneurs experience overall high or low stress aside, our focus on entrepreneurs' perceived stress provides evidence and highlights that perceived stress mediates the relationship between insomnia and negative affect, which ultimately leads to poor health for entrepreneurs.…”

Section: Theory and Policy Contributionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Insomnia: An Important Antecedent Impacting Entrepreneurs’ Health

Levasseur

Tang

Karami³

2019

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Insomnia (and sleep deprivation) has an important impact on multiple outcomes such as individuals’ cognitive abilities, decision-making, and affect. In this paper, drawing from sleep research, we focus on entrepreneurs’ insomnia–health relationship and test a serial mediation model that considers entrepreneurs’ insomnia as an important predictor of their poor health. More specifically, we hypothesize that insomnia heightens entrepreneurs’ stress, which leads to increased negative affect, which ultimately undermines their health conditions. Using a sample of 152 Iranian entrepreneurs, we found support for our hypotheses as our results suggest that insomnia has a positive (and detrimental) effect on poor health (via more stress and negative affect). Contrary to research calls focused on stress reduction as one performance improvement mechanism, our results suggest sleep quality as a more effective mechanism for entrepreneurs to reduce their stress and to improve their health. Theoretical and practical implications, limitations, and directions for future research are also discussed.

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Section: Theoretical Background and Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 79%

Section: Theory and Policy Contributionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Theory and Policy Contributionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Insomnia: An Important Antecedent Impacting Entrepreneurs’ Health

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Karami³

2019

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“…Owners experience income uncertainty, role ambiguity, long work hours, reputational threat, and even business partner betrayal (Lewin-Epstein & Yuchtman-Yaar, 1991;Schonfeld & Mazzola, 2015). Hence, theory suggests that the self-employed will experience more psychosocial stress, burnout, and health problems compared to other types of jobholders (Cardon & Patel, 2015;Harris et al, 1999;Jamal, 1997;Kara & Petrescu, 2018;Teoh et al, 2016). In fact, previous research provides evidence that job uncertainty is associated with allostatic load, a biomarker for physiological stress or "wear and tear" (Patel et al, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Currently, results from studies of entrepreneur stress are mixed. Some studies report that the self-employed experience more stress than employees (e.g.,, Harris et al, 1999;Jamal, 1997;Teoh et al, 2016). Others find that the self-employed experience less stress (e.g.,, Baron et al, 2016;Hessels et al, 2017;Patzelt & Shepherd, 2011).…”

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Are the self-employed more stressed? New evidence on an old question

Patel

Phan

2020

Journal of Small Business Management

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Are the self-employed more stressed than the employed? Current research on entrepreneur stress are mixed. We utilize the ageadjusted telomere length to test the influence of human capital on self-employment and stress. Data from 3,580 adults in the 1999-2000 and 2001-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were fitted to a theoretical model. Our findings support previous studies showing a positive relationship between self-employment and psychological stress. Moreover, we find that job tenure strengthens this relationship, implying that the self-employed who experience mental stress may find it challenging to recover the longer they have been self-employed.

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The moderating role of social ties on entrepreneurs' depressed affect and withdrawal intentions in response to economic stress

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We explored whether contact with business-related social ties would buffer entrepreneurs against the potentially deleterious effects of economic stress. Our proposed stress-buffering model builds on the premise that social ties with similar others can serve as both a source of valuable information and a source of empathic support. Findings from a sample of 262 entrepreneurs revealed that the relation between economic stress and intentions to withdraw from entrepreneurial opportunities was stronger among individuals reporting less contact with social ties and weaker among those who reported more contact with social ties. We further examined the indirect effects of economic stress and contact with business-related social ties on entrepreneurs' future intentions through depressed affect. Results showed that among those reporting less contact with social ties, the indirect effect is positive, meaning greater economic stress leads to higher depressed affect, which in turn results in greater intentions to withdraw from entrepreneurship. Among those with more contact with social ties, there is no evidence of this process at work. We interpret this to mean that social ties serve to buffer the impact of economic stress on depressed affect, which in turn reduces an entrepreneur's intention to withdraw from entrepreneurship. Those who seem most susceptible to the impact of economic stress are those with relatively limited contact with business-related social ties. We discuss implications and directions for future research.Economic stress and social ties were mean centered to render parameter estimates that are interpretable within the range of the data. All coefficients are unstandardized and based on models with all primary variables entered. 798J. M. POLLACK ET AL.

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Cited by 88 publications

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Insomnia: An Important Antecedent Impacting Entrepreneurs’ Health

Insomnia: An Important Antecedent Impacting Entrepreneurs’ Health

Are the self-employed more stressed? New evidence on an old question

The moderating role of social ties on entrepreneurs' depressed affect and withdrawal intentions in response to economic stress

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