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Interaction of working conditions, job satisfaction, and sickness absences: Evidence from a representative sample of employees

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  • Böckerman, Petri
  • Ilmakunnas, Pekka

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We study the predictors of sickness absences among 2800 Finnish workers responding to the cross-sectional Quality of Work Life Survey in 1997. The data contain detailed information on the prevalence of adverse working conditions at the workplace from a representative sample of wage and salary earners. We show by using recursive multivariate models that the prevalence of harms at the workplace is associated with job dissatisfaction and dissatisfaction with sickness absences. The policy lesson is that the improvement of working conditions should be an integral part of any scheme aimed at decreasing sickness absence.

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Article provided by Elsevier in its journal Social Science & Medicine.

Volume (Year): 67 (2008)
Issue (Month): 4 (August)
Pages: 520-528

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Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:67:y:2008:i:4:p:520-528

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Keywords: Sickness absence Finland Working conditions Job satisfaction;

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  1. Petri Böckerman & Edvard Johansson & Antti Kauhanen, 2012. "Innovative work practices and sickness absence: what does a nationally representative employee survey tell?," Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press, vol. 21(3), pages 587-613, June.
  2. Böckerman, Petri & Maliranta, Mika, 2012. "Outsourcing, occupational restructuring, and employee well-being: Is there a silver lining?," Discussion Papers 1271, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy.
  3. Drakopoulos, Stavros A. & Grimani, Aikaterini, 2011. "The relationship between absence from work and job satisfaction: Greece and UK comparisons," MPRA Paper 30990, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  4. Laszlo Goerke & Markus Pannenberg, 2012. "Trade Union Membership and Sickness Absence: Evidence from a Sick Pay Reform," CESifo Working Paper Series 3909, CESifo Group Munich.
  5. Alex Bryson & Bockerman, P. & Ilmakunnas, P., 2011. "Does High Involvement Management Improve Worker Wellbeing?," NIESR Discussion Papers 380, National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
  6. Bokenblom, Mattias & Ekblad, Kristin, 2010. "Working Conditions, Absence and Gender - a Multilevel Study," Working Papers 2010:10, Örebro University, School of Business.
  7. Petri Bockerman & Erkki Laukkanen, 2009. "Presenteeism in Finland: Determinants By Gender and The Sector of Economy," Ege Academic Review, Ege University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, vol. 9(3), pages 1007-1016.

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