The determinants of employee absenteeism: An empirical test of a causal model

• Published in: Journal of Occupational Psychology Vol. 62; no. 1; pp. 1 - 19
• Main Authors: Brooke Jr, Paul P., Price, James L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.1989; Cambridge University Press; British Psychological Society
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Occupational psychology; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Theories; Human; Occupational environment; Self evaluation; Social structure; Models; Job satisfaction; Absenteeism; Social organization; Multivariate analysis; Causality

LISREL estimates of the parameters of a causal model of absenteeism are reported for a sample of 425 full‐time employees of a 327‐bed medical centre. The model modifies and extends the conceptual framework of Steers & Rhodes (1978) and includes routinization, centralization, pay, distributive ju...