Work Design, Career Attitudes and Mental Health in Information Technology Companies

Work environments become more complex as the dynamism of the market increases. The aim of this study was to investigate contemporary career factors, work context and their relationship with health outcomes in professionals that work at three Information Technology (IT) companies in Porto Alegre. The...

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Main Authors: Emília dos Santos Magnan, Marcos Vinicius Amorim, Wagner de Lara Machado, Manoela Ziebell de Oliveira
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Published: Associação Brasileira de Psicologia Organizacional e do Trabalho 2020-04-01
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Online Access:https://pepsic.bvsalud.org/pdf/rpot/v20n2/v20n2a08.pdf
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Wagner de Lara Machado
Manoela Ziebell de Oliveira
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description Work environments become more complex as the dynamism of the market increases. The aim of this study was to investigate contemporary career factors, work context and their relationship with health outcomes in professionals that work at three Information Technology (IT) companies in Porto Alegre. The sample was composed of 220 workers who answered a sociodemographic questionnaire and scales related to the variables of interest. The data were submitted to hierarchical regression analysis and network analysis. The results showed that career-related factors have greater power to explain Engagement at Work than Anxiety, Depression and Stress. This outcome is more explained by factors of the work context. Career atitudes of contemporary professionals and Work Design are related to Work Engagement and Anxiety, Depression and Stress for IT talents. It is known that both career atitudes and Work design should count for human resources interventions in IT companies.
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spelling doaj-art-7f29de8518bc4f1b8b534fe756296fb32025-08-20T03:46:54ZengAssociação Brasileira de Psicologia Organizacional e do TrabalhoRevista Psicologia1984-66572020-04-0120210181024https://doi.org/10.17652/rpot/2020.2.18166Work Design, Career Attitudes and Mental Health in Information Technology Companies Emília dos Santos Magnan0Marcos Vinicius Amorim1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1050-0258Wagner de Lara Machado2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5555-5116Manoela Ziebell de Oliveira3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0243-5115Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, BrazilPontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, BrazilPontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, BrazilPontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, BrazilWork environments become more complex as the dynamism of the market increases. The aim of this study was to investigate contemporary career factors, work context and their relationship with health outcomes in professionals that work at three Information Technology (IT) companies in Porto Alegre. The sample was composed of 220 workers who answered a sociodemographic questionnaire and scales related to the variables of interest. The data were submitted to hierarchical regression analysis and network analysis. The results showed that career-related factors have greater power to explain Engagement at Work than Anxiety, Depression and Stress. This outcome is more explained by factors of the work context. Career atitudes of contemporary professionals and Work Design are related to Work Engagement and Anxiety, Depression and Stress for IT talents. It is known that both career atitudes and Work design should count for human resources interventions in IT companies.https://pepsic.bvsalud.org/pdf/rpot/v20n2/v20n2a08.pdflabourvocational guidanceoccupational health
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