Combined effects of uncertainty and organizational justice on employee health: testing the uncertainty management model of fairness judgments among Finnish public sector employees.
We examined whether the combination of uncertainty (lack of work-time control, and negative changes at work) and organizational justice (i.e., justice of decision-making procedures and interpersonal treatment at work) contributes to sickness absence. A total of 7083 male and 24,317 female Finnish public sector employees completed questionnaires designed to assess organizational justice, workload and other factors. Hierarchical regression showed that after adjustment for age, income, and health behaviors low procedural and interactional justice were related to long sickness absence spells. In accordance with the uncertainty management model, these associations were dependent on experienced work-time control and perceived changes at work.
Research and Development Centre for Health and Welfare, P.O. Box 220, FIN-00531, Helsinki, Finland. marko.elovainio@helsinki.fi
Marko
M
Elovainio
Kees
K
van den Bos
Anne
A
Linna
Mika
M
Kivimäki
Leena
L
Ala-Mursula
Jaana
J
Pentti
Jussi
J
Vahtera
D000328:Adult; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006077:Government Agencies / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017146:Models, Organizational; D016272:Occupational Health; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011590:Psychology, Industrial; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012935:Social Justice; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D035501:Uncertainty; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*