@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp18541,
            	author={Breulet, Anaïs and Grund, Christian},
            	title={Reviewed at Work, Restless at Night?  Performance Appraisals and Sleep Satisfaction},
            	year={2026},
	month={Apr},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={18541},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp18541},
	abstract={Performance appraisals are one of the most widely used human resource management practices. This study investigates the relationship between performance appraisals and sleep satisfaction using large-scale, representative data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP). Sleep satisfaction is used as a comprehensive measure of perceived restfulness and sleep quality. The results show that performance appraisals are negatively associated with sleep satisfaction, even after controlling for a wide range of socio-demographic, work-related, and personality characteristics. This negative relationship is particularly pronounced when evaluations are tied to short-term financial outcomes. These findings highlight that performance evaluation processes may generate psychological pressure that undermines employee´s ability to rest and recover.},
	keywords={performance appraisals;sleep satisfaction;monetary incentives;German Socio-Economic Panel},
            }