| Autor: |
Mastekaasa A; Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo, Norway., Dale-Olsen H; Institute for Social Research, Norway., Hellevik T; Norwegian Social Research (NOVA), Centre for Welfare and Labour Research, OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway., Løset GK; Norwegian Social Research (NOVA), Centre for Welfare and Labour Research, OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway., Østbakken KM; Institute for Social Research, Norway. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Scandinavian journal of public health [Scand J Public Health] 2021 Mar; Vol. 49 (2), pp. 125-131. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Dec 11. |
| DOI: |
10.1177/1403494819890783 |
| Abstrakt: |
Aims: Women have much higher rates of sickness absence than men, but the causes of the difference are not well understood. This study examines whether managers have more lenient attitudes towards women's than towards men's absence, as this might contribute to higher rates of sickness absence among women. Differences between managers and other employees are also assessed. Methods: Vignettes were used to measure attitudes towards the legitimacy of sickness absence. The vignettes consisted of brief case descriptions of individuals considering asking their physicians for sick leave, with information about the medical condition (mainly taken from the descriptions in ICPC-2), occupation and gender. Respondents judged how appropriate sickness absence was in each case. Quota sampling was used, and the effective sample size was 899 managers and 1396 other employees, with each respondent evaluating either four or six vignettes. Generalised ordinal logistic regression was used. Results: The gender of the vignette person had no effect on the managers' evaluations of the appropriateness of sickness absence. Irrespective of the gender of the vignette person, however, managers were generally more restrictive than non-managers. Conclusions: Different attitudes on the part of managers towards sickness absence in men and women do not seem to contribute to gender differences in sickness absence, but managers are generally more restrictive compared to non-managerial employees. |
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MEDLINE |
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