Does the home domain reduce or enhance sickness absence?
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| Publication date | 2011 |
| Book title | Southern Management Association: 2011 meeting proceedings: Nov. 9-12, 2011, Savannah, GA |
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| Event | Southern Management Association 2011 Meeting, Savannah, USA |
| Pages (from-to) | 19-24 |
| Publisher | Southern Management Association |
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| Abstract |
We examined depleting and enriching effects of employees’ home domain (home demands and
quality time spent at home) on unscheduled absence from work. We used longitudinal, different source data from 1014 employees. The results showed that a home quality time was negatively related to absence frequency and duration in the following year through a physical and through a psychological pathway. Employees with heavy home demands reported more stress symptoms, more health complaints, and lower job motivation. Accordingly, they had longer and more frequent sick leaves. We conclude that the home domain adds to our understanding of absence from work. |
| Document type | Conference contribution |
| Language | English |
| Published at | http://southernmanagement.org/meetings/2011/proceedings/PaperID108.pdf |
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