Ongoing developments regarding work attendance behaviour show increased rates of both absenteeism and presenteeism, with a higher susceptibility for the latter among millennials (1982-2000)....Show moreOngoing developments regarding work attendance behaviour show increased rates of both absenteeism and presenteeism, with a higher susceptibility for the latter among millennials (1982-2000). Previous studies identified high job demands a contributing factor for both outcomes. (Occupational) self-efficacy is an important personal resource to cope with these demands. Therefore, this study investigated the relationship of job demands with absenteeism and presenteeism among millennials, and whether occupational self-efficacy moderated these relationships. Using an online survey, a cross-sectional study (N = 155) was conducted. Logistic regression analysis was performed to investigate the relationship between job demands and absenteeism, and the role of occupational self-efficacy. To explore the relationship between job demands and presenteeism with occupational self-efficacy as a moderator, multiple regression analysis was conducted. Age, gender, education, weekly working hours, underlying health problems, and general health status were included as confounder variables in both analyses. High job demands predicted a lower likelihood to show absenteeism and higher levels of presenteeism. Occupational self-efficacy directly and negatively predicted engaging in absenteeism, yet had no moderating effect on neither absenteeism, nor presenteeism. Higher numbers of weekly working hours negatively predicted the likelihood to engage in absenteeism. Having underlying health problems and job demands positively predicted presenteeism. Extending theoretical knowledge on job stressors and potentially alleviating factors should remain a topic of interest in order to better understand work attendance behaviour in millennials. Understanding underlying factors for their behaviour may help develop effective interventions to discourage presenteeism and prevent absenteeism within organisations.Show less
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, employees were forced to work from home. The sudden change of working from home causes blurry boundaries between work and non-work life and, therefore, has an impact...Show moreDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, employees were forced to work from home. The sudden change of working from home causes blurry boundaries between work and non-work life and, therefore, has an impact on work-life balance. This study provides insight into the possible effect of boundary control on employee’s well-being who are working from home. The present paper investigated the interaction between job demands and job control in relation to emotional exhaustion. Subsequently, the study investigated the possible moderating effect of boundary control on this relationship. An online questionnaire, based on the Leiden Quality of Work Questionnaire (LQWQ), The Work-Life Indicator, and the Utrecht Burnout School (UBOS-A), was distributed among employees who performed their work from home (N=151). To test the four hypotheses, a hierarchical regression analysis was performed. Contrary to the hypotheses, the interaction between job demands and job control did not predict emotional exhaustion nor boundary control. Furthermore, it was hypothesized that boundary control moderates the relationship of the interaction between job demands, job control, and emotional exhaustion. However, no moderating effect of boundary control was found within this study. This study did find a relationship between boundary control and emotional exhaustion. To conclude, this paper showed that having low boundary control is related to higher levels of emotional exhaustion. However, these results should be interpreted with some caution, due to the low reliability and validity of boundary control. Based on these results, strengths, limitations, suggestions for future research, and practical implications were proposed.Show less
As previous research shows that recovery experiences have many benefits for employees, it is important to investigate which factors are related to and important for recovery experiences. Therefore,...Show moreAs previous research shows that recovery experiences have many benefits for employees, it is important to investigate which factors are related to and important for recovery experiences. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the possible moderating role of job control in the relationship between job demands and recovery experiences and in the relationship between job demands and boundary control, and the possible moderating role of boundary control in the relationship between the interaction of job demands and job control and recovery experiences in employees who work from home. It was hypothesized that job control would serve as a moderator in the relationship between job demands and recovery experiences and in the relationship between job demands and boundary control. Furthermore, it was hypothesized that boundary control was positively related to recovery experiences and that boundary control moderates the relationship between the interaction of job demands and job control and recovery experiences positively. There were 151 participants, who were employees who work from home due to COVID-19, with the age of 19 to 66 years who completed an online questionnaire about their job demands, job control, recovery experiences, boundary control and some demographic- and background variables. A multiple hierarchical regression analysis was performed to investigate the four hypotheses. Contrary to the expectations, the results showed that job control did not serve as a moderator in the relationship between job demands and recovery experiences and in the relationship between job demands and boundary control, and boundary control did not serve as a moderator in the relationship between the interaction of job demands and job control and recovery experiences. However, as expected, the results showed that boundary control was positively related to recovery experiences. The present study contributes to the existing literature and to the development of interventions that aim to increase recovery experiences, because it provides evidence for the positive relationship between boundary control and recovery experiences. Future research is needed to investigate this relationship in a longitudinal research design, in order to draw conclusions about the causality of this relationship for the development of interventions.Show less
