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The association of meaningfulness, well-being, and engagement with absenteeism: a moderated mediation model
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posted on 2023-06-08, 16:55 authored by Emma Soane, Amanda Shantz, Kerstin Alfes, Catherine Truss, Chris Rees, Mark GatenbyWe theorized that absence from work is a resource-based process that is related to perceived meaningfulness of work, well-being, and engagement. Broaden-and-build theory (Fredrickson, 1998, 2001) and engagement theory (Bakker, Schaufeli, Leiter, & Taris, 2008; Kahn, 1990) were used to develop a framework for explaining absence. Results of a study of 625 employees and human resource records of subsequent absenteeism data for a three-month period supported our hypotheses that meaningful work increases engagement with work, and that engagement is associated with low levels of absenteeism. Furthermore, data showed that engagement fully mediated the relationship between meaningfulness and absence, and that well-being strengthened the relationship between meaningfulness and engagement. The results have implications for understanding the role of individual-level resources in the workplace, and how meaningfulness, well-being, and engagement influence absence.
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Human Resource ManagementISSN
0090-4848Publisher
John Wiley & SonsExternal DOI
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3Volume
52Page range
441-456Department affiliated with
- Business and Management Publications
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2014-03-28Usage metrics
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