Relationship between Financial Stress and Workplace Absenteeism of Credit Counseling Clients

Data were collected by a national non-profit credit counseling organization from consumers who telephoned seeking assistance in debt management. The results indicate credit counseling clients’ financial stress affects their absenteeism at work. Clients with high levels of financial stress are more likely to experience higher levels of absenteeism; thus spending work hours handling personal finances, which decreases the time they are at work.

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