Impact of Job Demand, Social Support and Perfectionism on Presenteeism among Employees in Construction Industry: The Indirect Effect of Job Burnout

Abstract

Presenteeism has been the subject of substantial research in a variety of sectors. However, the implications of presenteeism in the construction industry have been comparatively ignored. This study aims to examine the impact of job demand, social support, and perfectionism on presenteeism among employees in construction industry. In addition to this, the study also aims to investigate the indirect effect of job burnout on these relationships. The population of this study is employees in the construction sector of Pahang, Malaysia, who work for registered contracting companies. Non-probability sampling was used in this investigation whereby the survey was distributed through known channels. A total of 373 self-reported questionnaires were returned back. Structural Equation Modeling was conducted using SmartPLS to analyse the data. The findings revealed that significant predictors of job burnout were perfectionism, job instability, and workload. However, social support was not a significant predictor of job burnout. Furthermore, the primary factors influencing presenteeism were found to be job instability, perfectionism, and workload.