| Document ID (ISN) | 110325 |
| CIS number |
09-1396 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0041-1868 - Travail humain |
| Year |
2009 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Vandenberghe C., Stordeur S., D'Hoore W. |
| Title |
An examination of the effects of job decision latitude, emotional exhaustion, and job satisfaction on absenteeism in nursing units |
| Original title |
Une analyse des effets de la latitude de décision, de l'épuisement émotionnel et de la satisfaction au travail sur l'absentéisme au sein des unités de soins infirmiers [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
July 2009, Vol.72, No.3, p.209-228. Illus. 73 ref. |
| Abstract |
This study examined the role of work satisfaction, emotional exhaustion and job decision latitude as predictive variables of absenteeism among nursing staff at a Belgian university hospital. Usable data were collected from 625 nurses from 51 care units. Data were subjected to logistic regression analyses. In univariate models, absenteeism was found to be significantly related to emotional exhaustion, job satisfaction and job decision latitude. In multivariate logistic regression models however, emotional exhaustion was no longer related to absenteeism, contrary to job decision latitude and job satisfaction. These relationships were examined in greater detail by means of causal pathway analyses. The best fit was found for the model in which job decision latitude and job satisfaction were the determinants of absenteeism. The implications of these findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
job dissatisfaction; sickness absenteeism; risk factors; psychology of work organization; health care personnel; depressive neurosis |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Belgium; statistical evaluation; hospitals |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Belgium; Canada |
| Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
Commerce, services, offices
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Health care services
Psychology of work organization
Psychological factors
Mental health
|
