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- Aprendizagem em serviço interdisciplinar e sustentabilidade: uma experiência de empreendedorismo social no contexto do envelhecimentoPublication . Rodrigues, Anabela; Silva, Catarina Vieira da
- Beyond work: the role of “family-friendly” practices in the subjective well-being of teleworkers and on-site workers in the COVID-19 pandemicPublication . Lopes, Sílvia; Couto, Rita; Rodrigues, Anabela; Sabino, Ana; Oliveira, Íris M.; Dias, Paulo C.; Leite, Ângela; Carvalho, Vânia SofiaDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, telework emerged as a pivotal strategy to mitigate the spread of the virus. However, telework’s feasibility was contingent on job roles. This gave rise to two distinct groups: teleworkers and on-site workers. However, the impacts of social support and well-being extended to both groups. This study investigated the link between organisational and supervisory family support and subjective well-being, examining work engagement as a mediator. Conducted in Portugal, this cross-sectional study surveyed 515 individuals via web-based questionnaires. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and multiple-group analysis. The findings revealed a positive correlation between perceived organisational family support (POFS) and work engagement for both groups. Additionally, perceived supervisory family support (PSFS) positively correlated with work engagement for telecommuters but not on-site workers. Furthermore, work engagement was positively associated with subjective well-being for both groups. Moreover, work engagement mediated the relationship between POFS and subjective well-being. This study enriches the literature by analysing POFS, PSFS, work engagement, and subjective well-being dynamics among teleworkers and on-site employees.
- Burnout: personal and work factors in volunteer and career firefightersPublication . Dias, Paulo C.; Oliveira, Íris M.; Rodrigues, Anabela; Peixoto, RicardoPurpose: Firefighters are daily confronted with adverse, unpredictable and demanding situations. It is a dangerous profession that puts firefighters at risk of developing burnout. Although the literature has already identified personal and work-related factors of burnout, the examination of specific factors explaining burnout among volunteer and career firefighters is still needed. The purpose of this study is to investigate the explaining role of personal and work-related factors on volunteer and career firefighters' burnout. Design/methodology/approach: A nonrandom convenience sample of 250 firefighters (67% volunteer; M-age = 31.88) completed a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory, the Proactive Coping Scale and a standard of living subscale item. Hierarchical multiple linear regression models were tested. Fisher's criterion was considered, with p-values lower than 0.05 interpreted as statistically significant. Findings Personal and work-related factors accounted for 18% of volunteer and 31% of career firefighters' variations in burnout. Personal factors offered a greater contribution explaining volunteer and career firefighters' burnout. Still, variations in the role played by age, family responsibilities, proactive coping and satisfaction with standard of living on burnout were found among volunteer and career firefighters. Taking the work-related factors into account, working in rotative shifts constituted a risk factor for career firefighters' burnout. Research limitations/implications This study advances the understanding about the role of personal and work-related factors in volunteer and career firefighters' burnout. Originality/value: This study adds information about specific factors explaining burnout among voluntary and career firefighters. It deepens existing knowledge on variations in the role played by age, family responsibilities, work conditions, proactive coping and satisfaction with standard of living on the burnout of volunteer and career firefighters.
- Combat stigma in psychological heatlth: an SL experience in higher educationPublication . Rodrigues, Anabela; Gonçalves, Armanda; Petrella, Simone; Azevedo, Ângela; Oliveira, IrisCaring about everyone's psychological health is essential since well-being at this level may contribute decisively to a healthier, more productive and more inclusive society. In this context, it is particularly important to combat prejudice and discrimination, as they constitute barriers to the inclusion of those who develop psychological health problems. Thus, this project, developed within the Community Psychology Service, anchored in the Service-learning methodology, aims to contribute to the fight against stigma and prejudice through, on the one hand, detecting stigma in the community and raising awareness of inequalities as a source of discrimination and, on the other hand, detecting and reducing self-stigma, minimising the respective damage. With regard to stigma in the community, and since the school is in a privileged position to intervene in the educational process and consequent construction of "being a citizen", the target population is secondary school students. The intervention in this area is structured around four meetings (Challenges) of 90 minutes each, three of which take place during the second term of the school year and the last one at the end of the third term. In each session/challenge, the facilitators (eleven volunteer students from the Psychology and Communication Sciences degrees and two teachers) implement a set of dynamics that constitute a starting point for exploring the concepts and respective reflection. In the third session a short film will be used which has been fully realised (story and film production) by the students involved, with the group from the Communication Sciences degree leading this process and even holding a workshop for psychology students on how to build a script for a short film.This short film aims to promote empathy, raising awareness about non-discrimination. To assess the presence (or not) of stigma, we will use the AQ-9 Oliveira and Azevedo, 2014 (in the first session and the folowup session). This is the Portuguese version, revised and abbreviated, of the AQ-27 Attribution Questionnaire Corrigan et al, 2003, which has been shown to be a useful and easy-to-apply tool to assess stigma towards the disease. application to assess the stigma towards mental illness in the Portuguese population (university Portuguese population (university students, young adults and adults). Given ts presentation/construction and in the absence of another instrument validated for the adolescent population, we chose to use this instrument, contributing to its possible adaptation to this population; As for self-stigma, the target population will be individuals with experience of mental illness. The interventions to be developed in the two strands of the project (community stigma and self stigma) include a set of activities and strategies, anchored in group intervention and art therapy. In terms of results It is expected that the implementation of the project will lead to an improvement in the assessment of stigma (community and self-stigma). The practical implications will be deepened, being expected, however, the decrease of negative attitudes towards people with mental iliness as well as the damage that occurs when these people internalize these attitudes, promoting their recovery and quality of life.
- Conflict management strategies as moderators of burnout in the context of emotional laborPublication . Rodrigues, Anabela; Francisco, Micaela; Oliveira, Íris M.; Leite, Ângela; Lopes, SílviaThis study explores the relationship between emotional labor and burnout, focusing on the moderating role of conflict management strategies. A total of 233 employees from diverse sectors in Portugal participated in this cross-sectional investigation. We employed the Emotional Labor Scale (ELS) and the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) to quantitatively assess emotional labor and burnout levels. Additionally, the study examined conflict management practices in the workplace using the Conflict Management Strategies Assessment Scale (ROCI-2). The findings reveal that participants reported high emotional labor and burnout levels and a positive correlation between these constructs. As expected, conflict management strategies were found to moderate this relationship. Additionally, participants reported employing collaborative approaches as the most frequent conflict management strategy. These results underscore the urgent need for organizations to implement targeted conflict management training programs and psychological and emotional support initiatives to alleviate the adverse effects of emotional labor on burnout. By fostering healthier workplace environments, organizations can enhance employee well-being and productivity.
- Contribution of social media addiction on intention to buy in social media sitesPublication . Leite, Ângela; Rodrigues, Anabela; Ribeiro, Ana Margarida; Lopes, SílviaThe aim of this study is to assess whether social media addiction contributes to the intention to buy; it is based on the model of Hajli (2014) that assesses the relationships between the constructs of social media use, trust, perceived usefulness, and intention to buy in social media sites. To this end, a confirmatory factor analysis was carried out to evaluate whether the Hajli model applied to this sample, as well as multigroup CFA to measure invariance across gender and across following influencers or not. Finally, the path analysis evaluates the intersection of social media addiction with the Hajli model (2014). The results confirmed the Hajli model as well as the inclusion in the model of social media addiction as a variable that contributes to purchase intention on social media. Configural, metric, and scalar invariance were found across genders and across the following influencers or not. Also, the values found for internal consistency and composite reliability, convergent reliability, and discriminant reliability were within the reference values.
- Customer connections: a cross-cultural investigation of brand experience and brand love in the retail landscapePublication . Leite, Ângela; Rodrigues, Anabela; Lopes, SílviaBrand experience, brand love, and brand behavior outcomes hold significant importance in management research. Their relevance extends to shaping strategic decision-making, fostering a customer-centric approach, and providing insights into the competitive landscape. These concepts are pivotal in understanding the complex dynamics of consumer-brand relationships, enabling organizations to make informed decisions, prioritize customer satisfaction, and stay competitive in the market. The present study aims to authenticate and assess the consistency of the Brand Experience (BE) scale and Brand Love (BL) scale in relation to the LIDL brand, comparing Portugal and the Czech Republic. Additionally, it delves into the connections between Brand Experience, Brand Love, and Brand Behaviour Outcomes (BBO): Positive Word of Mouth (+WOM), Brand Loyalty (BLYT), (Re)purchase Intention (RI), Affective Commitment (AC), Active Engagement (AE), and Perceptions of Attitudes Towards a Brand (PATB). The results demonstrated that the measurement tools used to gauge the variables under scrutiny are dependable and valid. Achieving measurement invariance across countries, convergence, and discriminant validity further validated the study. Positive correlations were identified among all the variables explored. The conceptual model tested exhibited a good fit and remained consistent across both countries. These findings hold significant implications for both academics and practitioners in the field of brand management.
- Estratégias de gestão de conflitos e satisfação profissional: estudo com colaboradores de IPSSPublication . Vasconcelos, Tiago; Rodrigues, Anabela; Lopes, Sílvia; Dias, Paulo C.Os colaboradores de IPSS estando empregados em funções que envolvem a prestação de um serviço, como o cuidado a pessoas idosas, têm um trabalho com elevadas exigências físicas e/ ou emocionais. Tendo em vista um desempenho elevado, torna-se necessário que estes profissionais se encontrem satisfeitos com o seu trabalho em vários aspetos, o que engloba a capacidade de gestão de conflitos, uma vez que, esta pode originar uma insatisfação laboral, conduzindo a uma realização desadequada das funções. Neste contexto, a presente investigação visa aprofundar o conhecimento desta temática. Com uma amostra de 100 colaboradores de IPSS, a quem se aplicou a Escala de Avaliação das Estratégias de Gestão de Conflitos (ROCI-II), o Cuestionario de Satisfaccion Laboral S20/23 (S20/23) e um questionário sociodemográfico, foi possível observar uma predominância, por parte destes profissionais, no uso da estratégia de gestão de conflitos de colaboração, comparativamente com uma menor utilização da estratégia de competição e compromisso. Adicionalmente, estes profissionais parecem ter níveis de satisfação mais elevados no que se refere ao ambiente físico de trabalho e supervisão, comparativamente às restantes dimensões analisadas. Tal como esperado, verificou-se a existência de uma relação negativa e significativa entre a utilização da estratégia de gestão de conflitos de evitamento e a satisfação destes profissionais com a sua participação nas tomadas de decisão. No entanto, ao contrário do esperado, não se verificou a existência de mais relações significativas entre as restantes estratégias de gestão de conflitos e outros fatores de satisfação profissional. As implicações práticas destes resultados serão aprofundadas.
- Impact of adverse childhood experiences in young adults and adults: a systematic literature reviewPublication . Silva, Candy; Moreira, Patrícia; Moreira, Diana Sá; Rafael, Filipa; Rodrigues, Anabela; Leite, Ângela; Lopes, Sílvia; Moreira, DianaBackground: Investigations have shown the different impacts that ACEs have on an individual’s adult life, on both physical and mental health, but they have not yet shown the issue of the influence of ACEs on adults and young adults. Objective/Participants and Setting: This systematic review, performed according to the PRISMA norms and guidelines, intended to understand the most frequent outcomes of adverse childhood experiences in the life of young adults and adults. Methods: Studies were identified through multiple literature search databases at EBSCOhost, Web of Science, and PubMed April 2023, and a total of 279 studies, published between 1999 and 2002, were excluded, 256 because of multiple factors: being duplicates, showing statistical analysis with correlations only, being systematic reviews or case studies, comprising individuals under the age of 18, and not meeting the intended theme; ultimately, we selected for the review a total of 23 studies. Results and Conclusions: The impacts of the various articles are subdivided into three main themes: antisocial and criminal behaviour; sexual Behaviour and intimate partner violence; and attachment, quality of life, and therapeutic alliance.
- Influence of sociodemographic and social variables on the relationship between formal years of education and time spent on the internetPublication . Leite, Ângela Maria Teixeira; Azevedo, Ângela Sá; Rodrigues, AnabelaThis study aims to validate the impact of sociodemographic factors and differentiate the influence of social variables on the correlation between the number of years of formal education an individual has and the time they allocate to internet usage. To achieve this, we utilized a publicly available database, extracting relevant indicators for our investigation. Subsequently, we conducted analyses involving associations, regressions, and moderations among the variables under scrutiny. The results revealed statistically significant variations in daily internet usage time across different countries, residences, age groups, educational levels, and marital statuses. Factors such as living in an urban or suburban environment, being in the youth demographic, possessing a higher education, maintaining single status, having an extensive social network, holding a negative perception of health, lacking home internet access but having access at work and on the go, along with the facilitation of online communication and remote work, collectively explain the variance in daily internet usage time. The relationship between the number of years of education and the duration of internet usage is moderated by sociodemographic variables (gender, age, and marital status) as well as social variables (locations of internet usage and social contacts). These findings enable us to identify a user profile at a higher risk of developing problematic behavior in relation to internet usage, as indicated by the time invested.