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Abstract

Purpose. This study aimed to assess whether self-reported productivity despite presenteeism may be affected by biomarkers and hormones and how these physiological indicators can interact with each other to explain the presenteeism dimensions. Methods. This pilot study included 180 healthy participants with a mean age of 41.22 years (SD = 13.58), 76.11% of whom were female. The dependent variable included a self-reported measure of productivity loss due to presenteeism: the Stanford Presenteeism Scale 6. This study also includes physiological indicators such as biomarkers (C-reactive protein (CRP) and blood glucose) and hormones (cortisol and TSH thyroid hormone). Results. Multiple linear regression analyses revealed that CRP moderated the relationship between cortisol levels and productivity despite presenteeism. Moreover, the increase of TSH moderated the relationship between cortisol, glycemia, and employees’ capacity to complete work tasks while sick. Conclusions. The results highlight TSH’s moderating role in decreasing employees’ capacity to fulfill tasks when these individuals have high levels of glycemia and cortisol in their blood. These findings have practical and theoretical implications based on a fuller understanding of how biomarkers and hormones explain productivity despite presenteeism.

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Title
Presenteeism and Productivity: The Role of Biomarkers and Hormones
Author
Ferreira, Aristides I 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Pérez-Nebra, Amalia R 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Costa, Eva Ellen 3 ; Aguiar, Maria Luisa A 4 ; Zambonato, Adriane 4 ; Costa, Carla G 5 ; Modesto, João G 6   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; da Costa Ferreira, Paula 7 

 ISCTE—Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Avenida das Forças Armadas, 1649-026 Lisboa, Portugal 
 UnB—Universidade de Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, DF 70910-900, Brazil; [email protected]; Department of Psychology, Universidad Internacional de Valencia, Calle Pintor Sorolla, 21, 46002 Valencia, Spain 
 ISCSP—Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Politicas da Universidade de Lisboa, R. Almerindo Lessa, 1300-666 Lisboa, Portugal; [email protected] 
 UniCEUB—Centro Universitário de Brasília, SEPN 707/907, Campus do UniCEUB, Bloco 9, Asa Norte, Brasília, DF 70910-900, Brazil; [email protected] (M.L.A.A.); [email protected] (A.Z.); [email protected] (J.G.M.) 
 ISMAT—Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes, R. Dr. Estevão de Vasconcelos 33 A, 8500-656 Portimão, Portugal; [email protected] 
 UniCEUB—Centro Universitário de Brasília, SEPN 707/907, Campus do UniCEUB, Bloco 9, Asa Norte, Brasília, DF 70910-900, Brazil; [email protected] (M.L.A.A.); [email protected] (A.Z.); [email protected] (J.G.M.); UEG—Universidade Estadual de Goiás, Av. Universitária, S/N—Nordeste, Formosa, GO 73807-250, Brazil 
 CICPSI (UIDB/04527/2020; UIDP/04527/2020)—Faculty of Psychology, University of Lisbon, Alameda da Universidade, 1649-013 Lisboa, Portugal; [email protected] 
First page
5014
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
MDPI AG
ISSN
1661-7827
e-ISSN
1660-4601
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2528252152
Copyright
© 2021 by the authors. 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/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.