Basic human values and sick leave: A study combining two-wave survey data with longitudinal register data.

ABSTRACT: There is growing recognition that dispositional factors and social norms can predict work absence. Human values have been linked to related concepts, including work commitment and receipt of disability pension; however, there is a lack of research on whether human values are associated with sickness absence. We address this issue by combining survey data from two waves (2007, 2017) of the Norwegian Life-Course, Ageing and Generation Study (N = 1,330) with longitudinal register data on sickness absence between survey waves. Stepwise regression analyses showed that, out of Schwartz's 10 basic values, achievement was prospectively associated with higher levels of self-reported sick leave, even when controlling for a variety of potential confounders. Self-direction was also related to higher r

SUBMITTER: Loset GK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9796180 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature