The relations among Feminist Identity, Status Striving, Presenteeism, and Emotional Well-being of Female Professionals: evidence from Pakistan

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Published: Jan 1, 2023
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Presenteeism, feminism, status striving, well-being

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Mina Kharal
Institute of Management Sciences, Bahauddin zakaria university, Multan, Pakistan
Seerat Fatima
Institute of Management Sciences, Bahaaudin Zakaria University Multan

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Presenteeism is unquestionably a broader phenomenon in organizations. A decade ago, predominant research has been conducted on presenteeism in professional fields such as: academia, telecom, banking, special forces etc. Though, the effect of presenteeism between the relationship of feminist identity and resultant emotional well-being among female professionals is unclear. This research aims to examine the mediating role of presenteeism and moderating impact of status striving in the relationship between feminist identity and emotional well-being among female workers in Pakistan. This study used cross-sectional analysis of 246 female workers from various professional fields in Pakistan. Predicted relationships were analyzed using software Process macro with SPSS 23 and AMOS. Findings of the study showed that Feminist identity was strongly related to presenteeism, which in turn predicted emotional well-being. Presenteeism played a mediating role between the relationship of feminist identity and emotional well-being. Moreover, status striving of female professionals acted as an important buffering factor which strengthens mediated moderated relationship between feminist identity and emotional well-being. This research emphasizes the need to boost female employees’ efficiency and enhance emotional well-being by providing managers with vision to enhance the mechanism of presenteeism in relation to feminist identity and emotional well-being among female workers in Pakistan.

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Kharal, M., & Fatima, S. (2023). The relations among Feminist Identity, Status Striving, Presenteeism, and Emotional Well-being of Female Professionals: evidence from Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 3(2), 90-111. Retrieved from https://www.pjmr.org/pjmr/article/view/162
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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022): December 2022
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Seerat Fatima, Institute of Management Sciences, Bahaaudin Zakaria University Multan

Asistant Professor, Institute of Management Sciences (Business Administration)

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