%0 Journal Article %J J Occup Health %D 2016 %T The determinants of presenteeism: a comprehensive investigation of stress-related factors at work, health, and individual factors among the aging workforce. %A Tianan Yang %A Zhu, Mingjing %A Xiyao Xie %K Age Factors %K Aged %K Aging %K Female %K Health Surveys %K Humans %K Male %K Middle Aged %K Occupational Diseases %K Presenteeism %K Stress, Psychological %K United States %K Workplace %X
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to identify the determinants of presenteeism, taking health and individual factors into account.
METHODS: A quantitative analysis applying structural equation modelling analysis was conducted on the basis of secondary data from the Health and Retirement Survey (2008 wave), which measured presenteeism and its determinants.
RESULTS: Stress-related factors at work (β =-0.35, p<0.001), individual factors (α =-0.27, p<0.001), and health (β =0.24, p<0.001) were significantly related to presenteeism. Individual factors were found to be directly correlated with stress-related factors at work (β =0.22, p<0.001). Significant indirect effects between stress-related factors at work and presenteeism (Sobel z=-6.61; p<0.001) and between individual factors and presenteeism (Sobel z=-4.42; p<0.001), which were mediated by health, were also found. Overall, the final model accounted for 37% (R(2)=0.37) of the variance in presenteeism.
CONCLUSIONS: Our study indicates some important and practical guidelines for employers to avoid the burdens of stress-related presenteeism among their employees. These findings could help select target factors in the design and implementation of effective presenteeism interventions in the aging working population.
%B J Occup Health %I 58 %V 58 %P 25-35 %8 2016 %G eng %U https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/joh/58/1/58_15-0114-OA/_article %N 1 %1 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26490428?dopt=Abstract %R 10.1539/joh.15-0114-OA