Managerial Competencies and Well-Being in the Public Sector: Evidence from the Superior Military Court

https://doi.org/10.5935/rpot/e26971

Abstract

This study examines the scarcity of empirical evidence on the relationship between managerial competencies and workplace well-being in the Brazilian Judiciary, focusing on professionals of the Superior Military Court (STM), part of the Military Justice of the Union. The research, quantitative, descriptive, and correlational, included 274 respondents from a population of 768 civil servants, military personnel, appointees, and interns, via electronic questionnaire with sociodemographic data. Analyses involved descriptive statistics, factor analyses, Kendall's correlation, Kruskal-Wallis, and multiple linear regression. Weak-to-moderate associations emerged between managerial competencies and well-being, especially for the Processes and Results factor, positive with Positive Affect and Accomplishment and negative with Negative Affect, supporting H1, H2, and H3 at the bivariate level; in multivariate models, support was concentrated in this factor. Differences were observed between groups, varying by institutional bond and well-being indicator. The results suggest that strengthening managerial competencies may be a relevant strategy for well-being and organizational health in the public sector.