The Mediating Role of Employee Perceived Stress in the Relationship Between Job Stressors and Absenteeism: The Case of A Chinese Construction Company
Keywords:
Work Role Stress, Job Stress, Perceived Stress, AbsenteeismAbstract
The objectives of this study were to examine different sources of work role stress among Chinese employees and the mediating role of employee perceived stress on the relationship between job stressors and absenteeism. The sample included 385 Chinese employees from 4 different departments at a construction company. The results from descriptive and path analyses found three components of work role stressors affecting perceived stress including quantitative overload, role ambiguity, and lack of authority. Perceived stress was also found to significantly affected absenteeism and that perceive stress is a mediator in the relationship between work role stressors (quantitative overload, role ambiguity, and lack of authority) and absenteeism.
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