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Here today, gone tomorrow, back again the next day: Antecedents of correctional absenteeism |
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| Authors: | Eric G Lambert Calvin Edwards William G Saylor |
| Institution: | a Department of Criminal Justice, HH 3221, Mail Stop #119, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, United States b School of Criminal Justice, 536 Bishop Hall, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI 49307, United States c Office of Research and Evaluation, 320 First Street NW, 400 Building, Room 3005, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Washington, DC 20534, United States d Office of Research and Evaluation, 320 First Street NW, 400 Building, Room 3014, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Washington, DC 20534, United States |
| Abstract: | Correctional agencies are labor intensive, and many of the posts in a prison cannot be vacated, often leading to mandatory overtime. Despite the high costs and inconvenience associated with absenteeism in prisons, little empirical work was conducted on the antecedents of sick leave use by correctional workers. From self-reported data of workers in federal prisons in 1994, the results of this study indicated that decisions to use sick leave were independent of the culture of the prisons, and that many of the variables found to be associated with sick leave use in other settings also applied to correctional settings. In particular, the authors found that job satisfaction, organizational commitment, job stress, and personal characteristics were associated with the use of sick leave. Surprisingly, tobacco use was not. |
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