An investigation into the association between role stress and absenteeism among nurses in the South African public health sector

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dc.contributor.advisorGoodman, Sukien_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBehrman, Melanieen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T12:33:56Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T12:33:56Z
dc.date.issued2006en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 74-87).
dc.description.abstractAbsenteeism in the nursing profession poses a serious threat to South African health care institutions (Samdi, 2000; McHugh, 2001). This research investigated the association between role stress, and the impact thereof on nurse absence frequency, voluntary and involuntary absence. Data was collected from 230 nurses (N = 230) in the Western Cape using a structured self-report survey. Statistical analysis of the results revealed that constant change and resource scarcity were weak yet significant predictors of nurse absence frequency. The remaining role stress constructs had no influence on the outcome variables. A major finding of the research was that the association between the role stress constructs and absenteeism amongst public sector nurses was weak. Two possible reasons for these findings were explored, the first being a measurement error associated with self-report data in absenteeism research. The second involved questions raised about the theoretical model on which the research question was based. Implications for theory and practice were discussed and recommendations for future research, provideden_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBehrman, M. (2006). <i>An investigation into the association between role stress and absenteeism among nurses in the South African public health sector</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5849en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBehrman, Melanie. <i>"An investigation into the association between role stress and absenteeism among nurses in the South African public health sector."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5849en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBehrman, M. 2006. An investigation into the association between role stress and absenteeism among nurses in the South African public health sector. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Behrman, Melanie AB - Absenteeism in the nursing profession poses a serious threat to South African health care institutions (Samdi, 2000; McHugh, 2001). This research investigated the association between role stress, and the impact thereof on nurse absence frequency, voluntary and involuntary absence. Data was collected from 230 nurses (N = 230) in the Western Cape using a structured self-report survey. Statistical analysis of the results revealed that constant change and resource scarcity were weak yet significant predictors of nurse absence frequency. The remaining role stress constructs had no influence on the outcome variables. A major finding of the research was that the association between the role stress constructs and absenteeism amongst public sector nurses was weak. Two possible reasons for these findings were explored, the first being a measurement error associated with self-report data in absenteeism research. The second involved questions raised about the theoretical model on which the research question was based. Implications for theory and practice were discussed and recommendations for future research, provided DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 T1 - An investigation into the association between role stress and absenteeism among nurses in the South African public health sector TI - An investigation into the association between role stress and absenteeism among nurses in the South African public health sector UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5849 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/5849
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBehrman M. An investigation into the association between role stress and absenteeism among nurses in the South African public health sector. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology, 2006 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5849en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentOrganisational Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherOrganisational Psychologyen_ZA
dc.titleAn investigation into the association between role stress and absenteeism among nurses in the South African public health sectoren_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMAen_ZA
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