Cognitive Job Demands, Presenteeism and Procrastination: The Moderating Role of Psychological Capital

Dr. Nosheen Sarwat; Dr. Raza Ali; Dr. Tariq Iqbal Khan

doi:10.36902/sjesr-vol4-iss1-2021(193-203)

Dr. Nosheen Sarwat Institute of Management Sciences, Bosan Road, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan
Dr. Raza Ali Institute of Management Sciences, Bosan Road, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan
Dr. Tariq Iqbal Khan Department of Management Sciences, University of Haripur

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36902/sjesr-vol4-iss1-2021(193-203)

Keywords: Cognitive Job Demands, Stress-Related Presenteeism, Procrastination, Psychological Capital

Abstract

Using the job-demands resource theory, the basic purpose of this article was to study the relationship between cognitive job demands, stress-related presenteeism, and procrastination. Stress-related Presenteeism is a kind of psychological state in which individuals are present at work but due to stress are not able to expend their full energies at work and remain distracted. We also tested for the combined effect of psychological capital and cognitive job demands on stress-related presenteeism. Data were collected from 192 full-time working professionals and analyzed using step-wise regression and bootstrapping. Results revealed that individuals with strenuous job demands were facing stress-related presenteeism and were involved in procrastination. Findings also supported the moderating role of psychological capital as an effective personal resource in reducing stress-related presenteeism. In the end implications for practice have been discussed.