Relação entre valências de trabalho, o bem - estar e a satisfação geral com a vida

Abstract

Understanding the influence of the work environment on physical, emotional, andpsychological well-being is crucial. The literature presents several pieces of research thatexplore this relationship, highlighting work’ valences as a relevant concept that encompassesboth positive and negative perceptions of individuals’ work experiences. The purpose of thisresearch was to understand how work valences, both positive and negative, affect employees’well-being and, in turn, how these valences may influence overall life satisfaction. Thepresent study adopted a quantitative approach, using a cross-sectional design and nonprobability sampling. The sample was composed of 384 Portuguese individuals over the ageof 18 and employed. To assess work valences, the Work Valences Scale (WVS), developedby Porfeli et al. (2012) and validated by Paquete (2019), was used. Burnout was measuredusing the Maslach Burnout Inventory scale, developed by Maslach and colleagues (1996),and already used in a previous study (Chambel et al., 2021). The scale developed bySchaufeli et al. (2019) was used to assess Engagement. The overall life satisfaction wasassessed by a set of items developed by Diener et al. (1985), translated and adapted for thePortuguese population by Carvalho and Chambel (2016). The results indicated that workvalences have a significant relationship with well-being and with overall life satisfaction.When individuals perceive positive work valences, they tend to experience greater Engagement at work. Conversely, the perception of negative work valences is related to the manifestation of Burnout symptoms. In addition, it was observed that the perception of positive work valences is associated with higher overall life satisfaction. In contrast, the perception of negative work valences was linked to decreased overall life satisfaction. The implications of these findings will be discussed.

Date of Award	26 Jul 2023
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Sílvia Lopes (Supervisor)