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Title	A total smoking ban - an exploratory analysis of average monthly sick-leave use among public service employees before and after the introduction of a no-smoking policy
Author	Fowler, Ken F., 1967-
Description	Thesis (M.Sc.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1994. Psychology
Date	1994
Pagination	x, 165 leaves ; ill.
Subject	Smoking in the workplace; Absenteeism (Labor); Sick leave
Degree	M.Sc.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Psychology
Discipline	Psychology
Language	Eng
Spatial Coverage	Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador
Notes	Bibliography: leaves 91-99
Abstract	In a time-series design, sick-leave records of three- hundred and nine General Service employees from four Newfoundland government head offices were analyzed over a four-year period to determine if any change in average monthly sick-leave use resulted from the introduction of a no-smoking policy. Using three dependent measures, the total-time index (TTI), frequency index (Fl) and short-term index (STI), pre and post measures were assessed for possible changes through the use of ARIMA (p, d, q) procedures and ANOVA procedures where applicable. No significant change in absenteeism regardless of dependent measure, time of policy introduction, or department was found. Differences among dependent measures, the future of absenteeism research and the suitability of sick-leave use as an indicator of employee well-being are discussed.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	76221228
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(17.12 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Fowler_KenF2.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	156398.cpd