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This 5 page paper looks at several studies related to employee absenteeism. Psychological reasons are explored. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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either late or absent. The situation is obvious and while it is the case that some individuals will take time off from work more than others, from an organizational perspective,
it would be good to know which employees are more likely to do so. Are certain personality types more likely to be absent from work? Can interviewers weed such people
out prior to hiring. Certainly, checking any applicants references and previous employers should include questions pertaining to absences, but aside from that, absenteeism must be addressed in the workplace. In
order to do this effectively, the subject should be studied from a psychological point of view. Who is more likely to take time off from work? Clearly, there will always
be irresponsible individuals who simply seem to need more time off than others. Perhaps they have a doctors appointment and instead of changing doctors with better hours, or making an
appointment on a Saturday, they will ask for the day off. They do not seem to manage their time well and are not willing to schedule personal time during non-working
hours like most. Of course, there will always be occasions when a worker needs time off, becomes ill and cannot work, or has to take care of a sick relative,
but persistent absenteeism is a different matter. From an industrial organizational psychological perspective, it pays to look out just what kind of person is likely to be absent from work
and how employers can implement policies to reduce such occurrences. One study in this area examined the impact of psychological distress in terms of absence from work and compared
psychological distress with job satisfaction as predictors of absence (Hardy, Woods & Wall, 2003). They also compared this to the relative effects of two components of psychological
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