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"Trabalhar para viver a vida" : o conflito trabalho-família/vida pessoal na perspetiva da geração Y e Z
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O conflito trabalho-família tem sido amplamente estudado ao longo dos últimos anos, através de múltiplas disciplinas, sendo claro o impacto que o mesmo tem ao nível das organizações e da saúde física e mental das pessoas. No entanto, além da escassa literatura que estuda como este impacta as gerações emergentes (e.g., geração Y e Z), existe ainda pouca investigação relativamente ao valor dado pelas pessoas a cada área da sua vida e como é que isso pode ou não afetar a conciliação entre a esfera privada e pública. Assim, esta investigação teve como objetivo compreender como é que as gerações Y e Z experienciam e vivenciam o conflito trabalho-família/vida pessoal, explorando quais os seus desafios inerentes, os consequentes sentimentos e estratégias utilizadas, fatores de risco e de proteção e planos de evolução de carreira e de constituir família. Através de uma abordagem qualitativa, foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas com 24 pessoas (n=12 da geração Y; n=12 da geração Z). Os resultados sugerem que as pessoas de ambas as gerações, apesar de valorizarem mais a sua vida familiar/pessoal e o tempo pessoal, ao invés da vida profissional, o trabalho, não só retira tempo de qualidade, como os faz experienciar o conflito baseado na pressão/tensão. Contudo, nesta amostra, o bem-estar e a satisfação na vida familiar/pessoal e profissional foi elevado. Quando ocorrem estes conflitos, os participantes relatam maioritariamente frustração, culpa, ansiedade e stress. Para colmatarem essas tensões, parecem utilizar como estratégias o estabelecimento de limites e fronteiras entre as duas esferas, a comunicação aberta com as pessoas da esfera pessoal/familiar e a autorregulação emocional e psicológica. Por fim, são discutidas limitações, linhas de investigação futuras e contributos da investigação para a literatura, prevenção e intervenção clínica e nas organizações.
Work-family conflict has been widely studied over recent years, across multiple disciplines, and the impact it has on organizations and people's physical and mental health is clear. However, in addition to the scarce literature that studies how this impacts emerging generations (e.g., generation Y and Z), there is still little research regarding the value people place on each area of their lives and how this may or may not affect their conciliation between the private and public domains. Thus, this study aimed to understand how generations Y and Z experience work-family/personal life conflict, exploring what their inherent challenges are, the resulting feelings and strategies used, risk and protection factors and plans for career development and starting a family. Using a qualitative approach, semi-structured interviews were carried out with 24 participants (n=12 from generation Y; n=12 from generation Z). The results suggest that people from both generations, despite valuing their family/personal life and personal time more than their professional life, the latter not only takes away quality time, but also makes them experience strain-based conflict, coming from work. However, it seems that their well-being and satisfaction in their family/personal and professional life is high. During these conflicts, participants mostly report frustration, guilt, anxiety, and stress. To overcome these tensions, participants reported using, as strategies, the establishment of limits and boundaries between the two domains, open communication with people in their personal/family domain and emotional and psychological self-regulation. Finally, limitations, future lines of investigation and research contributions to the literature, prevention, and clinical intervention and in organizations are discussed.
Work-family conflict has been widely studied over recent years, across multiple disciplines, and the impact it has on organizations and people's physical and mental health is clear. However, in addition to the scarce literature that studies how this impacts emerging generations (e.g., generation Y and Z), there is still little research regarding the value people place on each area of their lives and how this may or may not affect their conciliation between the private and public domains. Thus, this study aimed to understand how generations Y and Z experience work-family/personal life conflict, exploring what their inherent challenges are, the resulting feelings and strategies used, risk and protection factors and plans for career development and starting a family. Using a qualitative approach, semi-structured interviews were carried out with 24 participants (n=12 from generation Y; n=12 from generation Z). The results suggest that people from both generations, despite valuing their family/personal life and personal time more than their professional life, the latter not only takes away quality time, but also makes them experience strain-based conflict, coming from work. However, it seems that their well-being and satisfaction in their family/personal and professional life is high. During these conflicts, participants mostly report frustration, guilt, anxiety, and stress. To overcome these tensions, participants reported using, as strategies, the establishment of limits and boundaries between the two domains, open communication with people in their personal/family domain and emotional and psychological self-regulation. Finally, limitations, future lines of investigation and research contributions to the literature, prevention, and clinical intervention and in organizations are discussed.
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Dissertação de mestrado, Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde (Área de Especialização em Psicologia Clínica Sistémica – Contextos Familiar, Comunitário e Forense), 2023, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Psicologia
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Relação trabalho-família Conflitos Gerações Satisfação com a vida Flexibilidade Satisfação no trabalho Dissertações de mestrado - 2023