Open AccessChallenge or hindrance: Does job stress affect presenteeism among Chinese healthcare workers?
Author(s) -
Yang Tianan,
Ma Mingxu,
Zhu Mingjing,
Liu Yuanling,
Chen Qian,
Zhang Shiyang,
Deng Jianwei
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of occupational health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 59
ISSN - 1348-9585
DOI - 10.1539/joh.17-0195-oa
Subject(s) - presenteeism , health care , affect (linguistics) , scale (ratio) , structural equation modeling , medicine , stress (linguistics) , job stress , perceived stress scale , psychology , nursing , job satisfaction , social psychology , absenteeism , linguistics , statistics , physics , philosophy , mathematics , communication , quantum mechanics , economics , economic growth
Background We examined the effects of challenge stress and hindrance stress on general health and presenteeism among Chinese healthcare workers. Methods Structural equation modeling was used to evaluate data from a national hospital survey in China (n= 1392). Job stress, general health, and presenteeism were measured by the Perceived Ability to Work Scale, the 8‐item Short‐Form Health Survey, and the Challenge‐ and Hindrance‐Related Self‐reported Stress Scale. Results Challenge stress and hindrance stress were significantly positively correlated (β = 0.62, SE = 0.021; p < 0.001). Challenge stress was directly negatively associated with presenteeism (β = ‐0.05, SE 0.037; p < 0.001), while hindrance stress was positively associated with presenteeism (β = 0.25, SE = 0.040; p < 0.001). These associations with presenteeism were partially mediated by health. Conclusions Hospital managers should provide healthcare workers with an appropriate level of challenge, but employee health is the most important consideration. Further efforts targeting job stress and health of junior healthcare workers are required.