Self-Rated Job Performance and Absenteeism According to Employee Engagement, Health Behaviors, and Physical Health

Objective: To better understand the combined influence of employee engagement, health behavior, and physical health on job performance and absenteeism. Methods: Analyses were based on 20,114 employees who completedtheHealthwaysWell-BeingAssessmentfrom2008to2010.Employees represented three geographically dispersed companies in the United States. Results: Employee engagement, health behavior, and physical health indices were simultaneously significantly associated with job performance and also with absenteeism. Employee engagement had a greater association with job performance than did the health behavior or physical health indices, whereas the physical health index was more strongly associated with absenteeism. Specificelementsoftheindiceswereevaluatedforassociationwithself-rated job performance and absenteeism. Conclusion: Efforts to improve worker productivity should take a holistic approach encompassing employee health improvement and engagement strategies.