Values and pleasure-suffering at work: a study of highly-qualified professionals

This study analyzed the impact of individual, work-related values in terms of workers’ pleasure-suffering. The variables were analyzed by means of self-applied work-related scales of values, indicators of pleasure-suffering at work and also a record of social-demographic data. One hundred and sevent...

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Autores: GUIMARÃES, Flávia Arantes Lopes, MARTINS, Maria do Carmo Fernandes
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:Brasil
Recursos:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-CAMPINAS)
Repositorio:Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br:article/7133
Acesso em linha:https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/estpsi/article/view/7133
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Educação superior
Prazer
Sofrimento
Trabalho
Valores
Higher education
Pleasure
Suffering
Work
Values
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Resumo:This study analyzed the impact of individual, work-related values in terms of workers’ pleasure-suffering. The variables were analyzed by means of self-applied work-related scales of values, indicators of pleasure-suffering at work and also a record of social-demographic data. One hundred and seventy-eight graduate employees of both sexes participated in the study. Their responses were subjected to descriptive,statistical analysis and linear regression. Results showed that “Accomplishment” and “Freedom”, i.e. pleasure indicators, had positive impacts on the “Social Relations” value. However, the principal role of “Social Relations” was to predict the reduction in the suffering dimensions “Stress” and “Disparagement”, dimensions which were also predicted by increase in age. The areas of graduation “Applied Social Sciences” and “Humanities” predicted greater “Freedom” at work. It may be concluded that work-related values are drivers for the understanding of the pleasure-suffering phenomenon in the working environment; limitations with the study have been noted and further investigation is recommended.