SLEEP POVERTY AND JOB PERFORMANCE AMONG TEACHERS IN JHELUM: ROLE OF ICT

Abstract

Quality sleep is essential for maintaining both the mental and physical well-being of an individual. It is essential for cognitive functions such as memory consolidation, learning, problem-solving, and decision-making.. The central theme of this study is sleep poverty and job performance among teachers of Jhelum with a focus on the role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The paper aims to investigate whether there is a relationship between sleep poverty and job performance. This relationship was examined using secondary data and random sampling techniques, collecting data from 140 teachers of both genders across various schools and colleges of Jhelum. The data was analysed with two software SPSS and STATA. For measure the sleep poverty four dimensions of sleep poverty like sleep duration, sleep consistently, sleep quality, and sleep disorder are used. These four dimensions have negative effect on job performance... These results also indicate that ICT has solely has a negative impact on job performance. However, individual who use ICT may also suffer from negative outcome such as anxiety which lead to poorer performance and wellbeing. This study supports the link between ICT usage and negative job performance. An interactive term also used in this study for analysing the effect of sleep poverty and ICT on job performance This term shows that there is overall positive effect on job performance because it depreciates the negative effect caused by sleep poverty. People's performance can seemingly remain unaffected by sleep poverty due to ICT use, as interactive digital content increases focus and engagement, improves cognitive processing speed, memory, and problem-solving skills, and enhances creativity. This means that even when individuals don't get good quality sleep, ICT can help them perform well. This study highlights the critical issue of sleep deprivation faced by teachers and its detrimental effects on their job performance.