| Document ID (ISN) | 109083 |
| CIS number |
09-217 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0340-0131 - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Year |
2008 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
van Rhenen W., Schaufeli W.B., van Dijk F.J.H., Blonk R.W.B. |
| Title |
Coping and sickness absence |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 2008, Vol.81, No.4, p.461-472. 64 ref. |
| Abstract |
The aim of this study was to examine the role of coping styles in sickness absence. Based on the fact that, contrary to reactive-passive focused strategies, problem-solving strategies are generally associated with positive results in terms of well-being and overall health outcome, the hypothesis was that such strategies are positively related to a low frequency of sickness absence and with short durations per spell. Data were collected from 3628 employees of a Dutch telecom company who were subsequently followed for one year for sickness absence. In accordance with the hypothesis, and after adjustment for potential confounders, employees with an active problem-solving coping strategy were less prone to sickness absence in terms of frequency and duration. The median time before the onset of a new episode of absenteeism is significantly extended for active problem-solving and reduced for avoidance and for a palliative response. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
sickness absenteeism; stress factors; telecommunications |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Netherlands; individual variables; frequency rates; mental health; survey; psychology of absenteeism |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Netherlands |
| Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Mental stress and burnout
Communications industry
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