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This paper argues that to explain and predict work absences, it is important (a) to characterize each instance of absence or attendance as the result of a decision process, (b) to identify the components of that process, and (c) to recognize that the magnitudes of each component can change rapidly over time. A modified version of Fishbein and Ajzen's theory of reasoned action and Ajzen's theory of planned behavior is described and applied to decisions about attendance at work. In light of the modified theory, several general hypotheses about work absence and attendance are proposed. Three studies are presented that test the general hypotheses: (1) a sample survey of community residents' decisions about attending their jobs, (2) a laboratory experiment investigating students' decisions about attending an unrequired experimental session, and (3) a field study of volunteers' decisions about attending work at a shelter for homeless men. 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