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The Relationship between Records-Based and Self-Reported Measures of Absenteeism

  • Korean Social Science Journal
  • Abbr : KSSJ
  • 2004, 31(1), pp.167-187
  • Publisher : Korean Social Science Research Council
  • Research Area : Social Science > Social Science in general

Kim, Sang Wook ORD ID 1

1중앙대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

This study evaluates the extent to which records-based and self-reported measures of absenteeism correspond with each other. A valid and reliable self-reported measure can enhance the generalizability of findings about absenteeism and allow data to be collected more efficiently. The enhanced generalizability is of considerable theoretical importance to the study of absenteeism. The sample consists of full-time employees at a large, midwestern, urban hospital in the United States. Data on absences were collected by both questionnaires and records with the same measure for identical employees during the same period of time. The analysis indicates a moderate correlation (.467), which is a conservative estimate, between the suggested self-reported measure and a records-based measure. An argument is made that the suggested self-reported measure, since it represents an improvement over past research, constitutes progress toward the development of a valid and reliable self-reported measure of absenteeism. The paper concludes with seven recommendations for future research.

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