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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WORKPLACE HEALTH MANAGEMENT
Volume 15, Issue 1, Pages 70-86Publisher
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/IJWHM-01-2021-0003
Keywords
Menopausal symptoms; Presenteeism; Job demands; Mediation
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This study tested a mediation model of the relationship between job demands and presenteeism, revealing a significant positive association between job demands and presenteeism, with menopausal physical symptom bothersomeness serving as a mediator in this relationship.
Purpose Building on prior studies on the role of health-related and job-related issues in affecting presenteeism, the present study tested a mediation model of the relationship between job demands and presenteeism by exploring the mediation effect of menopausal symptoms. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected through a self-report questionnaire involving social service menopausal employees (N = 204) from a public municipal organization. The survey was cross-sectional and non-randomized. Findings Results revealed that job demands, namely emotional, cognitive and physical demands, were significantly and positively associated with presenteeism. Furthermore, mediation analysis evidenced that physical job demands were also associated with higher levels of menopausal physical symptom bothersomeness, which in turn serves as a condition to increase the act of presenteeism. Originality/value The findings of this study widen the perspective on presenteeism research by evidencing the role of an overlooked health-related factor in relation to the act of presenteeism, that is the menopausal transition. Insights for the development of targeted preventive measures of the act of presenteeism and menopausal symptom management in the workplace may also be derived from these results.
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