ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY AND SPACE SYMBOLISM: AFFECTIVE MAPPING OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF WORKERS IN SOCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY WITH THEIR WORKPLACES

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https://doi.org/10.26895/geosaberes.v12i0.1115

Keywords:

Environmental Psychology, Cultural-Historical Approach, Affective Maps, Social Assistance, Affectivity

Abstract

This article presents an investigation that aimed to understand the relations of Social Assistance Policy workers in a city in the state of Ceará with their workplaces. The research is based on contributions from transactional Environmental Psychology and Cultural-Historical Psychology . Affectivity was chosen to elucidate physical-structural and symbolic aspects of human-environmental relations. The Affective Map Generator Instrument was used to measure the workers' Esteem for the Place and analyze their affective images. The results show the prevalence of the image of potentiating and depotentiating contrasts related to the availability of resources and interpersonal relationships. Finally, the work demonstrates a contribution to the management of public policies based on the investigation of human-environmental relations.

 

Author Biographies

  • Andersson de Castro Lima, Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Brazil

    Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC) and studying for a Master's Degree in Psychology at the Graduate Program in Psychology at the same institution (PPGP-UFC). He is part of Locus (Research Laboratory in Environmental Psychology).

  • Fábio Pinheiro Pacheco, Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Brazil

    Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from the State University of Ceará (UECE). Master and doctoral student in Psychology at the Graduate Program in Psychology (PPGP) at the Federal University of Ceará (UFC). Member of the Environmental Psychology Research Laboratory (Locus).

  • Zulmira Áurea Cruz Bomfim, Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Brazil

    Professor of the Post-Graduate in Psychology (PPGP) the UFC and coordinator of the Research Laboratory of Environmental Psychology (Locus).

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2021-06-20

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Vol. 12 (2021)

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ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY AND SPACE SYMBOLISM: AFFECTIVE MAPPING OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF WORKERS IN SOCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY WITH THEIR WORKPLACES. (2021). Geosaberes, 12, 244-255. https://doi.org/10.26895/geosaberes.v12i0.1115