Study Adler & Golan (1981): study IL 1978

Public

Female telephone operators, working in metropolitan offices, Israel, 1977-78

Sample

Respondents

N = 131

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Followed by attendance observation over the next year.

Correlate

Authors's Label

Absence from work

Our Classification

Remarks

Attendance between T1 and T2 (1978) Happiness assessed at T1 (december 1977);

Operationalization

Monthly attendance records, kept by the
company, for each employee for the 12  months of 1978.
A. Lateness: sumscore of:
   a.Number of days late.
   b.Average minutes late per month.
     'Late' is defined as arriving more  than 7 minutes after start of
     scheduled shift.
B. Time late
C. Unexcused absence
   The number of days absent without a    medical excuse.
D. Medical absence
   The number of days the employee was
   absent with a certified medical    excuse.
E. Total absence
   The total number of scheduled work  days
   (excluding vacations or  holidays) that the
    employee did not  appear.

Observed Relation with Happiness