Quality of telework life, job crafting, and work well-being of public school teachers in the Federal District

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19094/contextus.2022.71500

Keywords:

affect at work, job crafting, COVID-19, quality of work-life, remote work

Abstract

This study tested the impacts of perceptions of quality of telework life and job crafting on public school teachers’ work well-being. The sample was composed of 184 teachers who answered a questionnaire with scales previously validated in Brazil. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were performed. Perceptions of quality of telework life and job crafting actions predicted work well-being and contributed to investigating gaps in the organizational and work literature. This study offers a diagnosis of teachers’ experiences during remote work and highlights the relations between those variables in a changing work context transformation, fostered by Covid-19 pandemia.

Author Biographies

Tatiane Paschoal, University of Brasília (UNB)

Professor at the University of Brasília.

PhD. in Social, Work and Organizational Psychology from the University of Brasília.

Priscila Maria da Silva, University of Brasília (UNB)

Bachelor in Business Management from the University of Brasília.

Gisela Demo, University of Brasília (UNB)

Professor at the University of Brasília.

PhD. in Social, Work and Organizational Psychology from the University of Brasília.

Natasha Fogaça, University of Brasília (UNB)

Professor at the University of Brasília.

Dr. Business Management from the University of Brasília.

Mario Cesar Ferreira, University of Brasília (UNB)

Professor at the University of Brasília.

Doctorate in Ergonomics from the École Pratique des Hautes Études.

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2022-01-11

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Paschoal, T., Silva, P. M. da, Demo, G., Fogaça, N., & Ferreira, M. C. (2022). Quality of telework life, job crafting, and work well-being of public school teachers in the Federal District. Contextus - Contemporary Journal of Economics and Management, 20, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.19094/contextus.2022.71500

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