title: The predictors of absenteeism due to psychological disability: a longitudinal study in the education sector.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Being absent from work because of a psychological disability is costly for both individuals and organizations and frequent in employees working in the field of education. Absenteeism from work has been mostly studied as an organizational withdrawal behavior related to negative factors.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this longitudinal study is to define the predictors of absenteeism due to psychological disability by taking into account resources, such as Self-determined work motivation and Subjective well-being, as well as symptoms of Psychological distress.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample consisted of 261 employees from a Canadian public school organization.
  
  
  METHODS
  Independent sample t-tests were conducted to compare the mean scores of participants who were not absent from work and participants who were absent due to psychological disability. Logistic regression analyses were computed for the dependent variable to assess the contribution of the three independent variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants who were absent from work due to psychological disability in the year following the data collection scored significantly lower on resources, and higher on symptoms than those participants who were not absent. The three-predictor model was found to be significant. However, only Self-determined work motivation and Psychological distress significantly predicted absenteeism due to psychological disability.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results are discussed in terms of psychological processes regulating the relationships between the work-related factors (i.e., work motivation) and life-related factors (i.e., psychological distress and subjective well-being) of personal adjustment and accomplishment.
authors.affiliation: Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST) Montréal, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Alessia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Negrini
authors.affiliation: Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perron
authors.affiliation: Centre for Action in Work Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation, School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corbière
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000288:Administrative Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D004493:Education; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D016272:Occupational Health; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Self-determined work motivation; psychological distress; subjective well-being