Let My People Go Home Sick: Developing a Health-Specific Form of Transformational Leadership to Examine Employee Presenteeism and Coworker Support

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dc.contributor.advisorCampion, James E.
dc.contributor.advisorPenney, Lisa M.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWitt, L. Alan
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDamian, Rodica I.
dc.creatorBok, Cody J.
dc.creator.orcid0000-0002-5088-7936
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-14T21:31:16Z
dc.date.available2019-09-14T21:31:16Z
dc.date.createdMay 2019
dc.date.issued2019-05
dc.date.submittedMay 2019
dc.date.updated2019-09-14T21:31:16Z
dc.description.abstractEmployee presenteeism, the act of showing up to work when one is ill, is a major problem in companies. However, research on its prevention is sparse and conflicting. Using transformational leadership theory (Bass, 1985), I developed and tested an occupational health specific form of transformational leadership that aimed to reduce follower presenteeism. Occupational health specific transformational leadership (OHSTL) was designed to influence the values of health and well-being for employees, labeled health consciousness in this study. However, results suggest that OHSTL is positively associated with presenteeism, as well as favorable attitudes towards and intentions to engage in presenteeism. Additionally, there was only one mediation effect found, where OHSTL was positively associated with favorable attitudes toward presenteeism through health consciousness. However, alternative analyses using time one data only, suggest that OHSTL may negatively influence attitudes towards presenteeism through health consciousness, presenting a contradictory finding. Despite these findings, coworker support moderated the relationship between OHSTL and presenteeism, such that high levels of both OHSTL and coworker support were associated with reduced attitudes and intentions towards presenteeism. Without the support of coworkers, OHSTL is associated with increased levels of presenteeism. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
dc.description.departmentPsychology, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/4638
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectPresenteeism
dc.subjectTransformational leadership
dc.subjectCoworkers
dc.subjectSupport
dc.titleLet My People Go Home Sick: Developing a Health-Specific Form of Transformational Leadership to Examine Employee Presenteeism and Coworker Support
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentPsychology, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychology, Industrial and Organizational
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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