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Article type: Research Article
Authors: De Rijk, A. | Janssen, N. | Van Lierop, B. | Alexanderson, K. | Nijhuis, F.
Affiliations: Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Note: [] Address for correspondence: Angelique de Rijk, PhD, Maastricht University, Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences, Dept. of Social Medicine, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 43 3881475; Fax: +31 433881560; E-mail: [email protected]
Abstract: Introduction: On the basis of a motivational framework for return to work (RTW) after sickness absence, scales were developed to measure absentee attitudes towards RTW, perceived social norm with respect to RTW, RTW self-efficacy, RTW motivation, and the RTW attitudes of six types of key actors. Methods: Both theory and 33 in-depth interviews with sickness absentees and occupational physicians produced 95 items. A sample of 119 absentees who had reported sick for more than one month completed these items. Absentees varied with respect to gender, age, educational level, and work sector. Results: Factor analyses and reliability analyses yielded seventeen scales with sufficient reliability (Cronbach's α: 0.60–0.86). Conclusions: The new scales appear to be valid and promising for future research on RTW. Validation in larger samples is necessary and the predictive validity should to be tested.
Keywords: Return-to-work, motivation, attitude, self-efficacy, social norm, measures
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2009-0875
Journal: Work, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 273-285, 2009
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