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Title: | What leads to the expectation to return to work? Insights from a Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPD) model of future work outcomes | Contributor(s): | Dunstan, Debra (author) ; Covic, Tanya (author); Tyson, Graham A (author) | Publication Date: | 2013 | Open Access: | Yes | DOI: | 10.3233/WOR-2012-1481 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/13533 | Abstract: | Objective: This study used a Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) model to identify the factors influencing the future work expectations and outcomes of employees with a musculoskeletal injury. Participants: Australians with a compensable work injury (N = 174), mean age = 43.7 years, 53.2% male, 48.3% back injury, and 34.2% unskilled. Methods: A TPB model of the target behavior 'working, or continuing to work ... three months from now' was constructed. A questionnaire measuring the model's components was completed at baseline and three-months follow-up. Results: The model met standard psychometric requirements. Attitude, Subjective Norm and Perceived Behavioral Control explained 76% of the variance in Behavioral Intention (R²=0.76, p <0.001). Behavioral Intention (the expectation to return to work) explained 51% of the variance in work participation at follow-up (Nagelkerke R²=0.51, p <0.001; sensitivity=86.4%, specificity = 71.2%). The strength of key influences on expectations varied according to employment status, but included the availability of modified duties, social aspects of work, the opinion of the treating doctor, co-worker support, pain, and functional limitations. Conclusion: The TPB is a useful theoretical model and conceptual framework for identifying the influences on future work expectations and integrating the biopsychosocial determinants of return to work (RTW) found in the empirical literature. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Work, 46(1), p. 25-37 | Publisher: | IOS Press | Place of Publication: | Netherlands | ISSN: | 1875-9270 1051-9815 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 520302 Clinical psychology 520303 Counselling psychology 520304 Health psychology |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 970117 Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 280121 Expanding knowledge in psychology | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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