Institute of Psychology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia.
Work. 2022;73(1):109-120. doi: 10.3233/WOR-210766.
Presenteeism, which means attending work while feeling unhealthy or ill, is a serious risk behavior that reduces the employees' productivity and performance. Employees who are treated appreciatively by their work environment show less presenteeism. Investigating the mechanisms behind the relationship between appreciation and presenteeism can help to understand how presenteeism can be reduced even more in the workplace.
This study aimed to investigate the impact of two forms of appreciation (supervisor appreciation and general appreciation from the work environment), on presenteeism and includes the moderating effects of resources and stress. This will help to answer the questions a) which form of appreciation is more beneficial for employees and b) whether appreciation counteracts presenteeism by building up resources.
1077 Austrian workers were invited to fill-in an online survey about work-related issues. The data was analyzed with structural equation modelling (SEM).
The results showed that both forms of appreciation increase the resources of the employees. Through this increase of resources employees experience less stress, which consequently lowers presenteeism. Additionally, general appreciation is more beneficial than supervisor appreciation.
The findings indicate that appreciative behavior builds resources at the workplace which are essential for showing less presenteeism at work.
出勤主义，即员工在感觉不适或生病的情况下仍坚持上班，是一种严重的风险行为，会降低员工的生产力和绩效。那些受到工作环境赞赏的员工表现出的出勤主义较少。研究赞赏与出勤主义之间关系背后的机制可以帮助我们更好地理解如何在工作场所进一步减少出勤主义。
本研究旨在探讨两种赞赏形式（主管赞赏和来自工作环境的一般赞赏）对出勤主义的影响，并包括资源和压力的调节作用。这将有助于回答以下问题：a）哪种形式的赞赏对员工更有益；b）赞赏是否通过建立资源来抵消出勤主义。
邀请了 1077 名奥地利员工填写一份关于工作相关问题的在线调查。使用结构方程模型（SEM）对数据进行了分析。
结果表明，这两种赞赏形式都能增加员工的资源。通过这种资源的增加，员工会感到较少的压力，从而降低出勤主义。此外，一般赞赏比主管赞赏更有益。
研究结果表明，赞赏行为在工作场所建立资源，这些资源对于减少工作中的出勤主义至关重要。
