Johnson Dayna A, Rojo-Wissar Darlynn M, Nguyen-Rodriguez Selena T, Eban-Rothschild Ada, Burns Rosemary Estevez, Weiss Carleara, Cramer Bornemann Michel A, Komolafe Morenikeji, Goel Namni
Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; Bradley/Hasbro Children's Research Center, E.P. Bradley Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
Sleep Health. 2024 Dec;10(6):731-737. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2024.08.010. Epub 2024 Oct 15.
To characterize representation and inclusion among Sleep Research Society members and examine associations between sociodemographic features and Sleep Research Society experiences.
The Sleep Research Society Taskforce for Diversity and Inclusion developed a web-based questionnaire in 2021, assessing membership data and Sleep Research Society experiences (self-initiated and society-initiated participation, feeling very welcomed, perceptions of inclusiveness, and diversity of viewpoints represented). Frequencies were calculated and adjusted Poisson regression models with robust variance were fit to estimate associations.
Most participants (n = 388; 35.7% of members) were aged 18-49 (61%), non-Hispanic White (65%), and women (59%). Regarding inclusion, 41% participated in ≥2 Sleep Research Society self-initiated activities (abstract submission), 56% in Sleep Research Society-initiated activities (appointed position), 51% felt welcomed, whereas 52% perceived a lack of inclusivity and 65% a lack of diverse viewpoints. Historically minoritized groups and women felt less welcomed compared to non-Hispanic White members and men. Older, biracial, women, gender-divergent, and U.S.-born individuals, were less likely to perceive that there was a diversity of viewpoints represented in the Sleep Research Society. Members of ≥10years and those with a doctoral degree were more likely to participate in Sleep Research Society activities, while sexual and gender minoritized individuals were less likely to do so. Sexual and gender minoritized individuals were more likely to report Sleep Research Society was noninclusive.
Historically minoritized individuals are under-represented in Sleep Research Society and a majority of respondents report not feeling welcomed. These results serve as a baseline benchmark and example for assessing the impact of ongoing and future diversity and inclusion initiatives and provide targets for expanding opportunities for underrepresented individuals in sleep/circadian societies.
描述睡眠研究协会成员的代表性和包容性，并研究社会人口学特征与睡眠研究协会经历之间的关联。
睡眠研究协会多样性与包容性特别工作组于2021年开发了一份基于网络的问卷，评估会员数据和睡眠研究协会经历（自我发起和协会发起的参与情况、感觉非常受欢迎程度、包容性认知以及所代表观点的多样性）。计算频率，并拟合具有稳健方差的调整泊松回归模型以估计关联。
大多数参与者（n = 388；占会员的35.7%）年龄在18 - 49岁（61%），非西班牙裔白人（65%），女性（59%）。关于包容性，41%的人参与了≥2项睡眠研究协会自我发起的活动（摘要提交），56%参与了协会发起的活动（指定职位），51%感觉受到欢迎，而52%认为缺乏包容性，65%认为缺乏不同观点。与非西班牙裔白人成员和男性相比，历史上被边缘化的群体和女性感觉受到的欢迎程度较低。年龄较大、混血、女性、性别不同以及在美国出生的人，不太可能认为睡眠研究协会所代表的观点具有多样性。会员年限≥10年且拥有博士学位的人更有可能参与睡眠研究协会的活动，而性取向和性别少数群体则不太可能参与。性取向和性别少数群体更有可能报告睡眠研究协会缺乏包容性。
历史上被边缘化的个体在睡眠研究协会中的代表性不足，大多数受访者表示感觉不受欢迎。这些结果作为评估当前和未来多样性与包容性举措影响的基线基准和示例，并为扩大睡眠/昼夜节律领域中代表性不足个体的机会提供了目标。
