Does job control contribute to differences in physician-certified sickness absence across office concepts? A mediation analysis in a nationally representative sample

• Main Authors: Randi Hovden Borge (Author), Håkon A Johannessen (Author), Knut Inge Fostervold (Author), Morten Birkeland Nielsen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVES: Several studies have found higher sickness absence in shared and open workspaces than in private offices, but little is known about why these differences occur. We propose and test job control as a potential mechanism underlying observed differences in the risk of physician-certified sic...