TY - JOUR AU - AB - Given the high costs associated with employees' absence in today's cost-conscious environment, there has been increased interest in understanding the factors leading to absenteeism. In 1986 Brooke proposed an absenteeism model as a stimulus to research. The present study tests a multivariate model based on Brooke's proposed framework. Subjects were 443 Department of Defense civilian employees. Confirmatory path analysis (LISREL VI) was performed to test the proposed model. Given a poor fit between the research model and the data, exploratory path analysis was performed next to establish the paths leading to absenteeism, and a revised model was developed. Although these results provided partial support for the hypothesized model, the data suggested that the actual relationships between absenteeism and the 14 independent variables are more complex than anticipated. The revised model provides a better fit than the original model and establishes a framework for further research. TI - Development and Test of a Multivariate Model of Absenteeism JF - Psychological Reports DO - 10.2466/pr0.1989.64.3.923 DA - 1989-06-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/crossref/development-and-test-of-a-multivariate-model-of-absenteeism-QBYE0JwDCo SP - 923 EP - 938 VL - 64 IS - 3 DP - DeepDyve ER -