Can the Psychosocial Safety Climate Reduce Ill-Health Presenteeism? Evidence from Chinese Healthcare Staff under a Dual Information Processing Path Lens

Beini Liu, Qiang Lu, Yue Zhao and Jing Zhan
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Beini Liu: School of Business, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
Qiang Lu: School of E-Business and Logistics, Beijing Technology and Business University; Beijing 100048, China
Yue Zhao: School of Labor Economics, Capital University of Economics and Business; Beijing 100070, China
Jing Zhan: School of Labor Economics, Capital University of Economics and Business; Beijing 100070, China

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 8, 1-17

Abstract: Because of heavy workloads, non-transferable responsibilities, and shift systems, healthcare staff are prone to ill-health presenteeism. Based on social information processing theory, this study explored the influence of the psychosocial safety climate (PSC) on ill-health presenteeism. The mediating effects of perceived instrumental support and perceived emotional support and the moderating effect of organic structure in this process were observed. Using a time-lagged research design, data from 386 healthcare staff were gathered and multiple regression and bootstrapping were used to test each hypothesis. The results showed that: (1) PSC negatively relates to ill-health presenteeism. (2) Both perceived instrumental support and perceived emotional support mediate the relationship between PSC and ill-health presenteeism. The affective information processing path is more effective than the cognitive information processing path, but they do not convey a positive interaction effect on ill-health presenteeism. (3) The organic structure moderates the mediating effect of perceived emotional support but does not exert a significant moderating effect on the mediating process of perceived instrumental support. This study particularly identified PSC as a contextual antecedent of ill-health presenteeism. By combining organizational, work-related, and person-related factors, a more comprehensive theoretical framework for the understanding of ill-health presenteeism is developed, thus informing health promotion management.

Keywords: psychosocial safety climate; perceived instrumental support; perceived emotional support; organic structure; ill-health presenteeism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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