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The relationship between presenteeism, quality of life and social support in higher education professionals: A cross-sectional path analysis

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dc.contributor.authorMagalhães, Sónia
dc.contributor.authorBarbosa, Joselina
dc.contributor.authorBorges, Elisabete
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-04T14:23:25Z
dc.date.available2022-10-04T14:23:25Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractPresenteeism is the practice of being present at workplace, but not being able to carry out all the tasks due to health problems. Social support globally associated with health and wellbeing might positively influence presenteeism and consequently, the quality of life of these professionals. With this in mind, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between presenteeism, quality of life and social support in the work of non-teaching and non-research professionals within the context of higher education. A cross-sectional study was conducted, in which sociodemographic data were collected and the Portuguese versions of the Stanford Presenteeism Scale (SPS-6) (which includes the dimensions workcompleted and distraction avoided) and Quality of Life Index (EUROSHIS-QOL-8) and the subscales of Supervisor’s Social Support and Peers’ Social Support of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ) were used. The questionnaire was applied online, and 322 professionals from a public university higher education institution in Northern Portugal participated in the study. Presenteeism was reported by 97 (30.1%) professionals. The peers’ social support was positively associated with quality of life. The supervisor’s social support was positively associated with distraction avoided and work completed and positively indirectly associated with quality of life, and the association was mediated by distraction avoided. We conclude that implementing strategies that can promote social support in the work context, namely strengthening networks between colleagues and competent and well-trained supervisors may prevent or reduce presenteeism in higher education professionals, as well as, provide a better quality of life.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationMagalhães S, Barbosa J, Borges E (2022) The relationship between presenteeism, quality of life and social support in higher education professionals: A cross-sectional path analysis. PLoS ONE 17(4): e0267514.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0267514pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn1932-6203
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/41886
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherPublic Library of Sciencept_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0267514pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectPresenteeismpt_PT
dc.subjectQuality of lifept_PT
dc.subjectProfessionalspt_PT
dc.subjectSocial supportpt_PT
dc.titleThe relationship between presenteeism, quality of life and social support in higher education professionals: A cross-sectional path analysispt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.startPagee0267514pt_PT
oaire.citation.titlePLOS ONEpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume17pt_PT
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person.givenNameElisabete
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person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-6478-1008
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