Employee Sources of Stress and Their Associations With Absenteeism: Differences by Wage Category

Objective The aim of this study was to examine the association between sources of stress and self-reported illness- or injury-related absenteeism (SRIRA) across three wage categories among participants in an employee health and well-being program. Methods In multivariate analyses, linear regression models were analyzed separately by wage bands (low, $62,800). Results In the low-wage category, child care concerns are positively associated (b = 0.5, P = ≤0.05), whereas illness or injury of a loved one is negatively associated (b = −0.6, P = 0.05) with SRIRA. Personal illness/injury is positively associated with SRIRA across all wage bands (in ascending order of wage bands: b = 4.2, P
Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - Category: Occupational Health Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research