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A matter of balance : how a four-day workweek can impact young adults' workplace perceptions
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<p class="MsoNormal">Na era contemporânea de rápidas transformações tecnológicas
e sociais, a capacidade de reagir prontamente e alinhar-se às necessidades
emergentes constitui uma responsabilidade central da investigação académica.
Esquemas laborais tradicionais, excessivamente enraizados e rígidos, deixam de
satisfazer as prioridades das novas gerações, comprometendo o seu florescimento
e desenvolvimento. Em consonância com o 8.º Objetivo de Desenvolvimento
Sustentável das Nações Unidas, garantir trabalho digno e emprego produtivo para
todos, e com especial enfoque na Geração Z, este trabalho investiga de que modo
a redução da carga horária, nomeadamente a semana laboral de quatro dias,
influencia as perceções laborais de jovens adultos, esclarecendo o papel
mediador do equilíbrio entre vida e trabalho e a sua possibilidade em produzir
benefícios mútuo, ao prever maior satisfação dos colaboradores e,
simultaneamente, preservar ou até melhorar o desempenho organizacional.
Realizou-se um inquérito on-line transversal a uma amostra de jovens
trabalhadores, comparando participantes com horário convencional de cinco dias
com aqueles que cumprem uma semana condensada de quatro dias. Avaliaram-se a
satisfação profissional, a perceção de desempenho e o equilíbrio entre
vida-trabalho; procederam-se a regressões hierárquicas e análise de mediação.
Os resultados revelaram que a redução do tempo de trabalho foi preditor, de
forma significativa e consistente, de uma maior satisfação (p < .001) e de
uma melhor perceção de desempenho no trabalho (p < .002). Estas relações
mantiveram-se mesmo depois de controlar por variáveis como género, tipo de
função e modalidade de trabalho. O equilíbrio entre vida-trabalho mediou
parcialmente ambas as relações, explicando 39 % do efeito total sobre a satisfação
e 41 % sobre o desempenho. Esta dissertação contribui para a literatura
psicológica ao demonstrar que o investimento em políticas de redução de horas
podem alinhar-se com as prioridades emergentes da Geração Z, promovendo saúde
ocupacional, bem-estar e desenvolvimento sustentável.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In the modern era of fast technological and societal change, being able to rapidly react and align with emerging needs and necessities becomes the central responsibility for research. Overly rooted and rigid traditional schemes fail to meet the priorities of new, young generations undermining their flourishing and development. In line with the United Nations’ 8th goal for sustainable humanitarian development, seeking to guarantee decent work conditions and meaningful employment for all people, and with a special focus on Generation Z, this dissertation project aims to investigate how reduced workhours and compressed schedules, particularly a 4-Day workweek, impact young adults’ job perceptions, shedding light on the mediating role of life balance, and on the opportunity for dual-benefit outcomes, predicting employees job satisfaction while protecting and even enhancing organisational performance. This research involved a cross-sectional online survey to analyse a sample of young workers, comparing employees on a standard 5-Day schedule with those on a condensed 4-Day workweek. The survey measured job satisfaction, perceived job performance and work-life balance outcomes for both groups and a hierarchical regressions and mediation analysis was performed for data processing. Aligning with relevant literature and recent research, the findings revealed that reduced workhours significantly and consistently predicted higher scores in both job satisfaction (p < .001) and perceived job performance (p < .002). These correlations remained significant after controlling for demographic covariates such as gender, job-type and work modality. Worklife balance significantly and partially mediated both relationships: indirect effects accounted respectively for 39% of the total effect on job satisfaction and 41% on perceived performance. This dissertation contributes to psychological literature with valuable insights about how young workers perceive and evaluate their job and workplace, and how policies can successfully align with the emerging priorities and needs of the new generations, ultimately enhancing occupational health, promoting well-being and self-development and fostering sustainable development. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In the modern era of fast technological and societal change, being able to rapidly react and align with emerging needs and necessities becomes the central responsibility for research. Overly rooted and rigid traditional schemes fail to meet the priorities of new, young generations undermining their flourishing and development. In line with the United Nations’ 8th goal for sustainable humanitarian development, seeking to guarantee decent work conditions and meaningful employment for all people, and with a special focus on Generation Z, this dissertation project aims to investigate how reduced workhours and compressed schedules, particularly a 4-Day workweek, impact young adults’ job perceptions, shedding light on the mediating role of life balance, and on the opportunity for dual-benefit outcomes, predicting employees job satisfaction while protecting and even enhancing organisational performance. This research involved a cross-sectional online survey to analyse a sample of young workers, comparing employees on a standard 5-Day schedule with those on a condensed 4-Day workweek. The survey measured job satisfaction, perceived job performance and work-life balance outcomes for both groups and a hierarchical regressions and mediation analysis was performed for data processing. Aligning with relevant literature and recent research, the findings revealed that reduced workhours significantly and consistently predicted higher scores in both job satisfaction (p < .001) and perceived job performance (p < .002). These correlations remained significant after controlling for demographic covariates such as gender, job-type and work modality. Worklife balance significantly and partially mediated both relationships: indirect effects accounted respectively for 39% of the total effect on job satisfaction and 41% on perceived performance. This dissertation contributes to psychological literature with valuable insights about how young workers perceive and evaluate their job and workplace, and how policies can successfully align with the emerging priorities and needs of the new generations, ultimately enhancing occupational health, promoting well-being and self-development and fostering sustainable development. </p>
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Semana de 4-dias Horas de trabalho Satisfação Desempenho Equilíbrio vida-trabalho Geração Z 4-Day workweek Workhours Satisfaction Performance Life balance Generation Z
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