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O workaholism é um fenómeno crescente na sociedade atual, que pode ser
definido como a compulsão ou necessidade incontrolável de trabalhar de forma
excessiva, que se encontra associado com uma ruminação persistente e frequente
acerca do trabalho, e uma priorização do trabalho em detrimento das atividades
pessoais, que constitui, potencialmente, um risco e prejuízo (direto e indireto) para a
saúde física e mental. O objetivo da presente investigação prende-se com a análise,
teórica e empírica. acerca deste fenómeno, analisando a sua associação com o
desenvolvimento de mal-estar subjetivo e sintomas de distress. O estudo realizado, de
natureza metodológica quantitativa, assenta numa análise de dados recolhidos
mediante a disseminação online de um inquérito que incluiu um questionário
sociodemográfico/ocupacional, o Dutch Work Addiction Scale (DUWAS-10), o Kessler
Psychological Distress Scale (K-10) e o Positive and Negative Affect Schedule
(PANAS). A amostra utilizada na investigação é composta por 590 trabalhadores, com
idades entre os 18 e os 66 anos, com uma média etária de 37.76 (DP = 12.464). Face aos
objetivos empíricos foram realizados testes de diferença e de associação. De uma forma
geral, no que concerne aos testes de diferença, os resultados desta investigação
mostraram que as mulheres têm uma maior tendência para apresentar indicadores de
Trabalho Excessivo. Os indivíduos entre os 18 e os 37 anos de idade apresentam mais
sintomas de distress comparativamente aos indivíduos entre os 38 e os 66 anos de
idade. Os indivíduos pertencentes a um estatuto socioeconómico mais elevado
reportaram mais afeto positivo do que indivíduos com um estatuto socioeconómico
mais baixo. Além disso, mediante a aplicação dos testes de associação, foram
encontradas correlações positivas entre os indicadores do workaholism e o distress e
entre os primeiros e o afeto negativo, sendo que ambas as relações assumem um caráter
preditivo estatisticamente significativo.
O presente estudo apresenta evidências empíricas que permitem, por um lado,
relativizar o risco do trabalho excessivo e reforçar, por outro lado, das dimensões
conceptuais do workaholism, a componente cognitiva, associada com a motivação
interna e compulsiva para trabalhar, como a mais alarmante no que diz respeito ao
desenvolvimento de sofrimento clinicamente significativo e de risco para a saúde.
Workaholism is a growing problematic in society nowadays, which can be defined as the compulsion or uncontrollable need to work excessively. It is associated with persistent and frequent rumination about work, and prioritizing work over personal activities, potentially constituting a risk and harm (both direct and indirect) to physical and mental health. The aim of the present research is to analyze, both theoretically and empirically, this phenomenon, examining its association with the development of subjective malaise and distress related symptoms. The conducted study, of quantitative methodological nature, is based on a data analysis, collected through an online survey, which included a sociodemographic/occupational questionnaire, the Dutch Work Addiction Scale (DUWAS-10), the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10), and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). The sample used in the research consists of 590 workers aged between 18 and 66 years, with an average age of 37.76 (DP = 12.464). Considering the empirical objectives, difference and association tests were conducted. Regarding the difference tests, the results of this investigation showed that women have a higher tendency to exhibit indicators of Excessive Work, individuals aged between 18 and 37 years present more symptoms of distress compared to individuals aged between 38 and 66 years, and individuals with a higher socioeconomic status reported more positive affect than those with a lower socioeconomic status. Additionally, through the application of association tests, positive correlations were found between indicators of workaholism and distress, as well as between workaholism and negative affect, with both relationships being predictive in nature. Furthermore, this study provides groundbreaking empirical evidence that relativizes the risk of excessive work and, on the other hand, emphasizes that, among the conceptual dimensions of workaholism, the cognitive component, associated with internal and compulsive motivation to work, is the most alarming in terms of the development of clinically significant distress.
Workaholism is a growing problematic in society nowadays, which can be defined as the compulsion or uncontrollable need to work excessively. It is associated with persistent and frequent rumination about work, and prioritizing work over personal activities, potentially constituting a risk and harm (both direct and indirect) to physical and mental health. The aim of the present research is to analyze, both theoretically and empirically, this phenomenon, examining its association with the development of subjective malaise and distress related symptoms. The conducted study, of quantitative methodological nature, is based on a data analysis, collected through an online survey, which included a sociodemographic/occupational questionnaire, the Dutch Work Addiction Scale (DUWAS-10), the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10), and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). The sample used in the research consists of 590 workers aged between 18 and 66 years, with an average age of 37.76 (DP = 12.464). Considering the empirical objectives, difference and association tests were conducted. Regarding the difference tests, the results of this investigation showed that women have a higher tendency to exhibit indicators of Excessive Work, individuals aged between 18 and 37 years present more symptoms of distress compared to individuals aged between 38 and 66 years, and individuals with a higher socioeconomic status reported more positive affect than those with a lower socioeconomic status. Additionally, through the application of association tests, positive correlations were found between indicators of workaholism and distress, as well as between workaholism and negative affect, with both relationships being predictive in nature. Furthermore, this study provides groundbreaking empirical evidence that relativizes the risk of excessive work and, on the other hand, emphasizes that, among the conceptual dimensions of workaholism, the cognitive component, associated with internal and compulsive motivation to work, is the most alarming in terms of the development of clinically significant distress.
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Bem-Estar Subjetivo Distress Trabalho Compulsivo Trabalho Excessivo Workaholism