Role of Job Satisfaction in Absence Behavior

摘要

Two models of absence behaviors were compared. The first considered absence behavior as a function of job satisfaction. Additional pressures toward attendance, both internal (the individual's value system) and external (co-workers' and job structure) as well as four demographic variables were considered as moderators of the absenteeism-job satisfaction relationship. These additional pressures were termed role pressures. The second model considered absenteeism as a function of role pressures and job satisfaction in an additive rather than a moderated fashion. Only the additive model was supported. The data were discussed in light of the process of role pressures for attendance.