Presenteeism and absenteeism: Differentiated understanding of related phenomena

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 75-86

  Gosselin, Eric ^a   Lemyre, Louise ^b   Corneil, Wayne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Health problems; Individual and organizational factors; Presenteeism

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; MALE; MANAGER; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ORGANIZATION; PRESENTEEISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; WORK; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE; AGE; CANADA; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH STATUS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CANADA; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; SEX FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880501210     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: 19391307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030932     Document Type: Article

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