“To work, or not to work, that is the question” – Recent trends and avenues for research on presenteeism

By S. Ruhle, H. Breitsohl, E. Aboagye, V. Baba, C. Biron, C. C. Leal, C. Dietz, Aristides I. Ferreira, J. Gerich, G. Johns and 14 more. 2020

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ABSTRACT This position paper brings together recent and emerging developments in the field of presenteeism. A critical synthesis of the evidence is needed due to persisting conceptual and methodological challenges as well as the increased volume of research in the field. This paper integrates emerging evidence and critical thinking into three areas: (1) concept, (2) measurement and methodological issues, and (3) the context of presenteeism. First, due to the variety of existing definitions, competing understandings, as well as the notion of positive presenteeism, it is important to reconsider the notion of presenteeism. Second, it is important to reflect on the measurement of the act of presenteeism and the productivity loss associated with that. Third, following the call to investigate presenteeism in specific contexts, it is important to explain the social, occupational, cross-cultural aspects, as well as the contemporary workplace changes. Based on this critical synthesis, we conclude by identifying recommendations for future research on presenteeism.

Subfields: Demography, General Health Professions

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Citations in the corpus

How work engagement relates to performance and absenteeism: a meta-analysis (2021, background): “…and proactive components of engagement (i.e., vigour and dedication) could lead to a phenomenon called presenteeism, i.e., the willingness of employees to attend work while sick (Miraglia & Johns, 2016) or the “behaviour of working in the state of illhealth” (Ruhle et al., 2020, p. 346).”
Leaders as role models: Effects of leader presenteeism on employee presenteeism and sick leave (2020, result): “As the appropriate time frame to assess presenteeism is still unclear (Ruhle et al., 2019), we recommend to systematically vary time frames and compare the results providing information about the temporal processes underlying presenteeism.”