Working From Home: Perceptions of Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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The purpose of this study is to identify the perceptions of Brazilian workers (N = 1.096) regarding the approach of working from home (WFH) during the COVID-19 pandemic. An exploratory quantitative research study was conducted in which data collection was managed through an online survey. Sociodemographic and labor aspects were investigated and the Satisfaction With Life scale, Work Satisfaction questionnaire, and World Health Organization Quality of Life-bref (WHOQOL-bref) were applied. Home office benefits identified through the survey included an increase in flexibility and availability of schedules, autonomy, and solidarity between coworkers. Harmful aspects indicated were increased work hours, interruptions, isolation, decreased feeling of
belonging, and of quality of communications. Higher levels of education, fixed-term employment contracts, support for childcare and the option of working in an isolated space were linked to better averages on the evaluation scale. The results of this study support the existing literature, and the importance of promoting programs focused on employee health.

Keywords: employee health, working from home, COVID-19 pandemic.

Author Biographies

Caroline Tomazi Italo, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Brazil

Estudante do 10º semestre de Psicologia na Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre. Possui interessa por temas relacionados à Psicologia Organizacional e do Trabalho. J´á fez estágio três organizações nos setores: recrutamento e seleção, treinamento e desenvolvimento de pessoas e Recursos Humanos generalista.

Mayte Raya Amazarray, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Brazil

Psicóloga, graduada pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2000), mestre em Psicologia Social e Institucional (2003) e doutora em Psicologia (2010) pela mesma Universidade. É professora da Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA) desde 2011, onde atua como professora, coordenadora do Curso de Psicologia e membro do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia e Saúde. Investiga temas ligados à Psicologia Organizacional e do Trabalho, com foco em Saúde do Trabalhador. Possui experiência e atua principalmente nos seguintes temas: saúde mental e trabalho, violência e assédio laboral, intervenção psicossocial e promoção de saúde.

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2022-07-01

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Vol. 22 No. 3 (2022): rPOT N3/2022

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