Presenteeism refers to working despite ill health that might otherwise warrant sickness absence. Estimated to cost tens of millions of dollars in lost productivity, the concept has attracted the attention of different academic disciplines, policymakers, and practitioners interested in mitigating the problem. Although a topic of significant interest, the current understanding of presenteeism is compromised by a number of conceptual and methodological factors that follow from one another. We begin this introductory article by providing a brief overview on three specific challenges, namely, (1) presenteeism ill-defined as a unitary construct, (2) narrowness of approaches to measure and study presenteeism, and (3) insufficient research on the social and relational dynamism that characterizes presenteeism. We then provide an overview of the eight articles that comprise this issue and analyze how they address the aforementioned three challenges by adopting alternative theoretical frameworks, utilizing new measurement approaches, and/or by shedding light on the dynamic nature of presenteeism. Finally, we discuss fresh perspectives and promising directions for future research endeavors on this topic, with the hope that this issue will inspire further research on the practical implications of presenteeism for promoting positive health and well-being at the workplace.

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生病和工作：未来出勤主义研究的当前挑战和新兴方向

出勤主义是指尽管健康状况不佳而可能需要因病缺勤的情况下仍然工作。估计会造成数千万美元的生产力损失，这一概念引起了不同学科、政策制定者和有兴趣缓解这一问题的从业者的关注。尽管这是一个非常有趣的话题，但目前对出勤主义的理解受到许多相互关联的概念和方法因素的影响。在这篇介绍性文章中，我们首先简要概述了三个具体挑战，即（1）出勤主义作为一个单一的结构被错误定义，（2）衡量和研究出勤主义的方法狭窄，以及（3）对社会因素的研究不足。以及出勤主义特征的关系活力。然后，我们概述了构成该问题的八篇文章，并分析了它们如何通过采用替代理论框架、利用新的测量方法和/或揭示出勤主义的动态本质来应对上述三个挑战。最后，我们讨论了该主题未来研究工作的新观点和有希望的方向，希望该问题能够激发进一步研究出勤主义对促进工作场所积极健康和福祉的实际影响。