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Violação e rutura do contrato psicológico: efeitos no engagement pela vida, na paixão pelo trabalho e nos sonhos dos profissionais de uma unidade de saúde
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Num contexto de globalização, de rápida evolução tecnológica e de surgimento de
novas e mais complexas formas de trabalho, o conceito de contrato psicológico ganha
ênfase na medida em que descreve e procura explicar as mudanças nas relações entre
empregador e empregado. É objetivo do presente estudo analisar o contrato psicológico
dos trabalhadores de uma unidade nacional de saúde (N = 95), nomeadamente verificar
os efeitos da sua rutura e violação ao nível do engagement pela vida dos profissionais,
da paixão pelo trabalho que desempenham e da sua capacidade de sonhar com o futuro.
A pesquisa empírica foi baseada na aplicação de um instrumento composto por 8
questionários, nomeadamente as versões adaptadas para a língua portuguesa do Life
Engagement Test, da Passion Scale, da Psychological Contract Scale, da Psychological
Contract Rupture Scale e da Psychological Contract Violation Scale, um questionário
criado para avaliar os sonhos e um questionário relativo aos dados sociodemográficos.
As hipóteses foram avaliadas recorrendo ao cálculo do coeficiente de correlação de
Pearson. Os resultados chave evidenciam que quanto maior for o engagement pela vida
do profissional e quanto mais harmoniosa for a paixão que detém pelo seu trabalho,
menor será a perceção de rutura e violação do contrato psicológico. No entanto, não
foram identificados efeitos na capacidade de sonhar com o futuro dos profissionais. O
estudo contribui para o debate acerca do contrato psicológico e sua rutura e violação,
bem como para a literatura relativa aos constructos engagement pela vida, paixão pelo
trabalho e sonhos. As limitações do estudo são apresentadas, bem como sugestões para
futura investigação.
Globalization, technological evolution and the emergence of new and complex forms of work had brought emphasis to the concept of psychological contract, which aims to describe and explain the changes that occur in the relationship between employer and employee. The purpose of this study is to contribute to the discussion of the psychological contract by analyzing the effects of the contract breach and contract violation in life engagement, passion for work and dreams. Empirical research took place in a health unit (N = 95), where the employees responded to an instrument with 8 questionnaires, namely the portuguese scales of Life Engagement Test, Passion Scale, da Psychological Contract Scale, Psychological Contract Rupture Scale Psychological Contract Violation Scale, a questionnaire designed to assess dreams and a questionnaire concerning demographic data. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to analyze the hypotheses. The results supported some of the hypothesis, confirming that the perception of breach and violation of the psychological contract decreases as much as increases the life engagement, and as much as passion for work becomes harmonious. However, regarding on the ability to dream, the hypotheses were not supported given that we have not found relevant effects. The findings provide insight into the discussion about the psychological contract and its rupture and violation, as well as to the literature on the life engagement, passion for work and dreams concepts. Limitations of the study are presented as well as suggestions for future research.
Globalization, technological evolution and the emergence of new and complex forms of work had brought emphasis to the concept of psychological contract, which aims to describe and explain the changes that occur in the relationship between employer and employee. The purpose of this study is to contribute to the discussion of the psychological contract by analyzing the effects of the contract breach and contract violation in life engagement, passion for work and dreams. Empirical research took place in a health unit (N = 95), where the employees responded to an instrument with 8 questionnaires, namely the portuguese scales of Life Engagement Test, Passion Scale, da Psychological Contract Scale, Psychological Contract Rupture Scale Psychological Contract Violation Scale, a questionnaire designed to assess dreams and a questionnaire concerning demographic data. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to analyze the hypotheses. The results supported some of the hypothesis, confirming that the perception of breach and violation of the psychological contract decreases as much as increases the life engagement, and as much as passion for work becomes harmonious. However, regarding on the ability to dream, the hypotheses were not supported given that we have not found relevant effects. The findings provide insight into the discussion about the psychological contract and its rupture and violation, as well as to the literature on the life engagement, passion for work and dreams concepts. Limitations of the study are presented as well as suggestions for future research.
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Dissertação de Mestrado, Gestão de Recursos Humanos, Escola Superior de Gestão, Hotelaria e Turismo, Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais, Universidade do Algarve, 2015
Keywords
Rutura Violação Engagement pela vida Paixão pelo trabalho Sonho Contrato psicológico Psychological contract Breach Violation Life engagement Passion Dream