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Effects of Co-Worker and Supervisor Support on Job Stress and Presenteeism in an Aging Workforce: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach

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  • Tianan Yang

    (Department of Organization and Human Resource Management, School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China)

  • Yu-Ming Shen

    (Institute of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (IBE), Pettenkofer School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Munich 81377, Germany)

  • Mingjing Zhu

    (Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China)

  • Yuanling Liu

    (Human Resources Department, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou 511442, China)

  • Jianwei Deng

    (Department of Public Administration, School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China)

  • Qian Chen

    (Medical Affair Department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100032, China)

  • Lai-Chu See

    (Department of Public Health, Medical College, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
    Biostatistics Core Laboratory, Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan)

Abstract

We examined the effects of co-worker and supervisor support on job stress and presenteeism in an aging workforce. Structural equation modelling was used to evaluate data from the 2010 wave of the Health and Retirement Survey in the United States ( n = 1649). The level of presenteeism was low and the level of job stress was moderate among aging US workers. SEM revealed that co-worker support and supervisor support were strongly correlated (β = 0.67; p < 0.001). Job stress had a significant direct positive effect on presenteeism (β = 0.30; p < 0.001). Co-worker support had a significant direct negative effect on job stress (β = −0.10; p < 0.001) and presenteeism (β = −0.11; p < 0.001). Supervisor support had a significant direct negative effect on job stress (β = −0.40; p < 0.001) but not presenteeism. The findings suggest that presenteeism is reduced by increased respect and concern for employee stress at the workplace, by necessary support at work from colleagues and employers, and by the presence of comfortable interpersonal relationships among colleagues and between employers and employees.

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  • Tianan Yang & Yu-Ming Shen & Mingjing Zhu & Yuanling Liu & Jianwei Deng & Qian Chen & Lai-Chu See, 2015. "Effects of Co-Worker and Supervisor Support on Job Stress and Presenteeism in an Aging Workforce: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(1), pages 1-15, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:13:y:2015:i:1:p:72-:d:61129
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