Methodological and operational issues in the construction of absence variables

Methodological studies have materially altered thinking about the nature of absence variables. Because of this research, the research community is now aware that absence variables frequently follow irregular data distributions [J. Appl. Psychol. 66 (1981) 574; J. Appl. Psychol. 74 (1989) 300]. Resea...

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Published in:Human resource management review 2003, Vol.13 (2), p.243-251, Article 243
Main Author: Steel, Robert P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absenteeism
Methodological decision
Operational decision
Quantitative psychology
Research methodology
Studies
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Summary:Methodological studies have materially altered thinking about the nature of absence variables. Because of this research, the research community is now aware that absence variables frequently follow irregular data distributions [J. Appl. Psychol. 66 (1981) 574; J. Appl. Psychol. 74 (1989) 300]. Researchers have also been made aware that the reliability of absence metrics depends on the way the measures are configured [Pers. Psychol. 24 (1971) 463; J. Appl. Psychol. 66 (1981) 574]. What has received less attention are research design decisions (i.e., procedural and operational) impacting the psychometric properties of absenteeism variables. The current discussion focuses on the operational and methodological decisions researchers make that impact the measurement properties of absence variables.
ISSN:1053-4822
1873-7889
DOI:10.1016/S1053-4822(03)00015-9