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Document ID (ISN)110993
CIS number 10-0515
ISSN - Serial title 1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Year 2010
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Karlsson M.L., Björklund C., Jensen I.
Title The effects of psychosocial work factors on production loss, and the mediating effect of employee health
Bibliographic information Mar. 2010, Vol.52, No.3, p.310-317. 34 ref.
Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is a relationship between psychosocial work factors and production loss, and whether a potential relationship is mediated by employee health. A total of 2095 individuals from four different companies were included in this prospective study. Logistic regressions were performed to find psychosocial work factors of relevance for production loss, measured as sickness absence and presenteeism. Psychosocial work factors were significantly related to production loss. Health partly or fully mediated the relationship between psychosocial work factors and production loss. Results indicate that several psychosocial work factors have both a direct and an indirect impact on companies' production loss. To be able to minimize production loss, companies must improve both psychosocial work factors and employees health.
Descriptors (primary) work efficiency; state of health; psychology of work organization
Descriptors (secondary) sickness absenteeism; presenteeism; psychology and sociology; cohort study; statistical evaluation
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Psychology and sociology
Broad subject area(s) Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Browse category(ies) Psychology of work organization