Abstract
Our purpose in this study was to examine the relationship between presenteeism and the conscientiousness
trait as an individual-level predictor of employee health and productivity. We
used convenience sampling to recruit 168 Turkish health employees, who completed measures
of conscientiousness and presenteeism. The findings revealed that in a work outcomes context,
the conscientiousness trait was positively related to the noncompletion of work dimension of
presenteeism, the focus of which is on work outcomes. However, the relationship between the
conscientiousness trait and the distraction dimension of presenteeism was nonsignificant. Our
findings have implications for managers and organizations, who should be proactive in taking
preventative precautions to mitigate the possible negative effects of presenteeism behaviors.
