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The Association of Meaningfulness, Well-Being, and Engagement with Absenteeism: A Moderated Mediation Model

Soane, Emma, Shantz, Amanda, Alfes, Kerstin, Truss, Catherine, Rees, Chris, Gatenby, Mark (2013) The Association of Meaningfulness, Well-Being, and Engagement with Absenteeism: A Moderated Mediation Model. Human Resource Management, 52 (3). pp. 441-456. ISSN 0090-4848. (doi:10.1002/hrm.21534) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:40169)

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Abstract

We 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.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1002/hrm.21534
Additional information: number of additional authors: 5;
Uncontrolled keywords: meaningfulness; well-being; engagement; absence; broaden-and-build theory
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Divisions: Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Kent Business School (do not use)
Depositing User: Stewart Brownrigg
Date Deposited: 07 Mar 2014 00:05 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:15 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/40169 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)
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