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An Overview of the Presenteeism Literature

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Abstract

This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the literature on presenteeism. The chapter begins with a discussion of the two main definitions of presenteeism, followed by an overview of its prevalence and costs. A thorough outline of the key antecedents of presenteeism are presented including mental and physical health conditions, job demands, personal and job resources and job attitudes. Recent research on the influence of leader presenteeism, transformational leadership, presenteeism climates, attendance cultures, labour markets and the distinction between different types of job demands is discussed. The consequences of presenteeism in the workplace are also addressed; in particular, the negative outcomes, such as poorer health, reduced productivity and absenteeism as well as some of the potential benefits that might be gained by working through an illness, such as improved self-esteem, organisational citizenship behaviour and a sense of accomplishment. Finally, some comments about the lack of longitudinal studies on presenteeism are noted.

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Notes

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    Some of the key antecedents of presenteeism reviewed in Miraglia and John’s (2016) meta-analysis are discussed in this book. It was beyond the scope of this book to discuss all of the antecedents. Please refer to the original paper for the full battery of results.

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    The larger the range between the upper and lower limit of the 80% CI, the greater the amount of between-study variation in the observed effect sizes. If the 80% CI includes zero, then the range includes both positive and negative effect sizes.

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McGregor, A., Caputi, P. (2022). An Overview of the Presenteeism Literature. In: Presenteeism Behaviour. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97266-0_1

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