Unhealthy and present:motives and consequences of the act of presenteeism among Taiwanese employees

Lu, Luo and Lin, Hui Yen and Cooper, Cary (2013) Unhealthy and present:motives and consequences of the act of presenteeism among Taiwanese employees. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 18 (4). 406 - 416. ISSN 1076-8998

Abstract

The aim of this study was twofold: first, to delineate the underlying motives of the act of presenteeism and develop suitable measures for both the motives and the behavioural manifestation of the act; second, to systematically examine work and health consequences of the act of presenteeism in a Chinese work context.