The effect of work pressure on absenteeism at the P.I. Vught

Abstract

In this thesis the effect of work pressure on absenteeism is being investigated at the P.I. Vught. Hereby the Job Demands-Resources model is used to describe work pressure. Absenteeism is being defined based on earlier literature. Other studies have investigated the effect of work pressure on absenteeism, but not at a prison. A hypothesis is formulated and tested by using an independent t-test. However, the test showed no significant result. Therefore the hypothesis is rejected and the conclusion can be made that there PIW’ers and complex security guard disciplines do not have a higher absenteeism rate due to work pressure.