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Student Presenteeism in Digital Times—A Mixed Methods Approach
In young adulthood, important foundations are laid for health later in life. Hence, more attention should be paid to the health measures concerning students. A research field that is relevant to health but hitherto somewhat neglected in the student context is the phenomenon of presenteeism. Presente...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9779702/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36554861 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416982 |
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author | Komp, Rebecca Kauffeld, Simone Ianiro-Dahm, Patrizia |
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description | In young adulthood, important foundations are laid for health later in life. Hence, more attention should be paid to the health measures concerning students. A research field that is relevant to health but hitherto somewhat neglected in the student context is the phenomenon of presenteeism. Presenteeism refers to working despite illness and is associated with negative health and work-related effects. The study attempts to bridge the research gap regarding students and examines the effects of and reasons for this behavior. The consequences of digital learning on presenteeism behavior are moreover considered. A student survey (N = 1036) and qualitative interviews (N = 11) were conducted. The results of the quantitative study show significant negative relationships between presenteeism and health status, well-being, and ability to study. An increased experience of stress and a low level of detachment as characteristics of digital learning also show significant relationships with presenteeism. The qualitative interviews highlighted the aspect of not wanting to miss anything as the most important reason for presenteeism. The results provide useful insights for developing countermeasures to be easily integrated into university life, such as establishing fixed learning partners or the use of additional digital learning material. |
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spelling | pubmed-97797022022-12-23 Student Presenteeism in Digital Times—A Mixed Methods Approach Komp, Rebecca Kauffeld, Simone Ianiro-Dahm, Patrizia Int J Environ Res Public Health Article In young adulthood, important foundations are laid for health later in life. Hence, more attention should be paid to the health measures concerning students. A research field that is relevant to health but hitherto somewhat neglected in the student context is the phenomenon of presenteeism. Presenteeism refers to working despite illness and is associated with negative health and work-related effects. The study attempts to bridge the research gap regarding students and examines the effects of and reasons for this behavior. The consequences of digital learning on presenteeism behavior are moreover considered. A student survey (N = 1036) and qualitative interviews (N = 11) were conducted. The results of the quantitative study show significant negative relationships between presenteeism and health status, well-being, and ability to study. An increased experience of stress and a low level of detachment as characteristics of digital learning also show significant relationships with presenteeism. The qualitative interviews highlighted the aspect of not wanting to miss anything as the most important reason for presenteeism. The results provide useful insights for developing countermeasures to be easily integrated into university life, such as establishing fixed learning partners or the use of additional digital learning material. MDPI 2022-12-17 /pmc/articles/PMC9779702/ /pubmed/36554861 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416982 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Komp, Rebecca Kauffeld, Simone Ianiro-Dahm, Patrizia Student Presenteeism in Digital Times—A Mixed Methods Approach |
title | Student Presenteeism in Digital Times—A Mixed Methods Approach |
title_full | Student Presenteeism in Digital Times—A Mixed Methods Approach |
title_fullStr | Student Presenteeism in Digital Times—A Mixed Methods Approach |
title_full_unstemmed | Student Presenteeism in Digital Times—A Mixed Methods Approach |
title_short | Student Presenteeism in Digital Times—A Mixed Methods Approach |
title_sort | student presenteeism in digital times—a mixed methods approach |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9779702/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36554861 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416982 |
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