The Relationship Between Job Satisfaction and Productivity-Related Costs: A Longitudinal Analysis. Issue 9 (September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Arnold, Amélie E.; Coffeng, Jennifer K.; Boot, Cécile R.L.; van der Beek, Allard J.; van Tulder, Maurits W.; Nieboer, Dagmar; van Dongen, Johanna M.
• Is Part Of: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. Volume 58:Issue 9(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-09
• Subjects: Medicine, Industrial -- Periodicals; Environmental health -- Periodicals; Occupational Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental health; Medicine, Industrial; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.9803
• DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000831
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1076-2752

Abstract

Abstract : Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the longitudinal relationship between job satisfaction and total productivity-related costs, and between job satisfaction and absenteeism and presenteeism costs separately. A secondary aim was to explore whether these relationships differed across job types. Methods: Linear generalized estimating equation analyses were used to explore the longitudinal relationships. To explore whether the relationships differed across job types, stratified analyses were performed. Results: A significant relationship was found between job satisfaction and total productivity-related costs [β = [Euro sign]−273; 95% confidence interval (95% CI): −407 to −200] and between job satisfaction and presenteeism costs (β = [Euro sign]−276; 95% CI: −367 to −235), but not between job satisfaction and absenteeism costs. These relationships differed across job types. Conclusions: Higher levels of job satisfaction were longitudinally related to lower total productivity-related costs and presenteeism costs, but not to lower absenteeism costs. These relationships seem to differ across job types.