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Vânia Sofia Carvalho
CICPSI, Faculdade de Psicologia, Universidade de Lisboa, 649-004 Lisboa, Portugal

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Journal article
Published: 30 June 2021 in Sustainability
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The lockdown, in the COVID-19 pandemic, is considered an external crisis that evokes innumerous changes in individuals lives. One of the changes is the work and family dynamics. Based on boundary theory we examine the mediated role of work and family balance and boundary segmentation behavior in the relationship between boundary violations and teleworkers’ stress and well-being. However, because women and men live their work and family differently, gender may condition the way teleworkers lead with boundary violations and boundary segmentation. Hypotheses were tested through moderated mediation modeling using data collected of 456 teleworkers during lockdown. In line with our expectations, teleworkers who have suffered most boundary violations were those with least boundary segmentation behaviors and with least work-family balance which, in turn was related to higher burnout and lower flourishing. Furthermore, gender was found to moderate the relationship between boundary violations from work-to-family and segmentation behavior in the same direction and this relationship was stronger for females than for males. We discuss implications for future research and for managing teleworkers, creating sustainability, both during a crise and stable days.

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Vânia Carvalho; Alda Santos; Maria Ribeiro; Maria Chambel. Please, Do Not Interrupt Me: Work–Family Balance and Segmentation Behavior as Mediators of Boundary Violations and Teleworkers’ Burnout and Flourishing. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7339 .

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Vânia Carvalho, Alda Santos, Maria Ribeiro, Maria Chambel. Please, Do Not Interrupt Me: Work–Family Balance and Segmentation Behavior as Mediators of Boundary Violations and Teleworkers’ Burnout and Flourishing. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (13):7339.

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Vânia Carvalho; Alda Santos; Maria Ribeiro; Maria Chambel. 2021. "Please, Do Not Interrupt Me: Work–Family Balance and Segmentation Behavior as Mediators of Boundary Violations and Teleworkers’ Burnout and Flourishing." Sustainability 13, no. 13: 7339.

Journal article
Published: 15 March 2021 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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It is broadly acknowledged that contact center employees are subject to high levels of stress. In this profession, there is a distinction between back-office and front-office employees. In addition, employees may perform duties in various companies with different characteristics (i.e., human resources practices, job characteristics, social support, work–personal life relationship, among others). Thus, this study focuses on the analysis of the contact centers’ (CC) psychosocial work environment and employees’ levels of stress and well-being, seeking to understand whether they change due to the specific nature of the duties they perform and the characteristics of the company. This study involved 1440 participants from 15 companies. The results indicate that front-office and back-office duties influence the perception of some job characteristics and their environment and, consequently, the stress and well-being of these employees. Furthermore, the exhaustion and general well-being of employees are seemingly independent of the duties performed and common to all companies. However, the job characteristics, psychosocial environment and employees’ levels of cynicism, work engagement and general stress were found to change according to the company in which they worked, thus highlighting the need for action in the psychosocial environment of these work duties.

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Diogo Gonçalves-Candeias; Maria Chambel; Vânia Carvalho. Is Stress in Contact Centers Inevitable? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 2999 .

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Diogo Gonçalves-Candeias, Maria Chambel, Vânia Carvalho. Is Stress in Contact Centers Inevitable? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (6):2999.

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Diogo Gonçalves-Candeias; Maria Chambel; Vânia Carvalho. 2021. "Is Stress in Contact Centers Inevitable?" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 6: 2999.

Journal article
Published: 07 January 2021 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Based on the work-family enrichment theory, this study analyzes the contribution of work-family and family-work enrichment to explain the military’s well-being during a peacekeeping mission. The data used were collected in a sample of 306 Brazilian soldiers, who were married and/or had children, during the phase named “employment of troops” (i.e., when peacekeepers had been in the Haitian territory and, as a result, away from their families, for between three to five months). Data analysis was performed using the Structural Equations Model. It was observed that the military’s perception of their spouses’ support for their participation during the mission had a positive relationship with both family-to-work enrichment and work-to-family enrichment, and the work-to-family enrichment mediated the relationship between the perception of the spouses’ support and the military’s health perception and general satisfaction with life. Theoretical and practical implications were discussed and limitations and suggestions for future research were presented.

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Carolina Silveira-Rodrigues; Maria José Chambel; Vânia Sofia Carvalho. Positive Psychology in Context of Peacekeeping Militaries: A Mediation Model of Work-Family Enrichment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 429 .

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Carolina Silveira-Rodrigues, Maria José Chambel, Vânia Sofia Carvalho. Positive Psychology in Context of Peacekeeping Militaries: A Mediation Model of Work-Family Enrichment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (2):429.

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Carolina Silveira-Rodrigues; Maria José Chambel; Vânia Sofia Carvalho. 2021. "Positive Psychology in Context of Peacekeeping Militaries: A Mediation Model of Work-Family Enrichment." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 2: 429.

Journal article
Published: 29 November 2020 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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This study used a cross-sectional design and a person-centered approach in order to test the addictive and interactive strain hypotheses of Job Demands–Control Model to explain burnout. A large sample (n = 6357) of Portuguese workers (nurses, bank employees, retail traders, and contact center agents) was used. Through latent profile analysis (LPA), first latent profiles of demands and control were identified and then it was examined how these profiles differed in workplace well-being (engagement and burnout) through an ANCOVA. The four hypothesized profiles (i.e., “high-strain”, “low-Strain”, “passive”, and “active”) and one more profile denominated “moderate active”, emerged from LPA analysis. The hypotheses were supported in both addictive effects and interactive effects (buffer hypothesis), suggesting that the difficulty in finding consistent support for the buffer hypothesis might be related to the use of variable-centered approaches. Moreover, this reinforces that, in organizational practice, job control is a crucial characteristic to face job demands, as job control will buffer job demands’ harmful effects on workplace well-being.

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Mafalda Gameiro; Maria José Chambel; Vânia Sofia Carvalho. A Person-Centered Approach to the Job Demands–Control Model: A Multifunctioning Test of Addictive and Buffer Hypotheses to Explain Burnout. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 8871 .

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Mafalda Gameiro, Maria José Chambel, Vânia Sofia Carvalho. A Person-Centered Approach to the Job Demands–Control Model: A Multifunctioning Test of Addictive and Buffer Hypotheses to Explain Burnout. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (23):8871.

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Mafalda Gameiro; Maria José Chambel; Vânia Sofia Carvalho. 2020. "A Person-Centered Approach to the Job Demands–Control Model: A Multifunctioning Test of Addictive and Buffer Hypotheses to Explain Burnout." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 23: 8871.

Original research
Published: 13 October 2020 in Social Indicators Research
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Previous studies on the work-family relationship have analyzed the influence of work-family conflict and work-family enrichment on an individuals’ lives, namely on their well-being and health. Besides, attempts have been made to analyze the influence of other aspects of the labor context on this relationship, such as job insecurity. However, few have analyzed this relationship and interaction from a longitudinal perspective. Thus, the main purpose of this study is to analyze the moderating role of job insecurity in the work-family relationship and the perceived health of 373 workers of a Portuguese bank, across time. The results showed a negative influence of work-family conflict on perceived health 5 years after. Also, job insecurity was found to offset the relationship between work-family enrichment and perceived health, acting as a buffer. This research allows for a better understanding of how job insecurity, a characteristic of modern-day employment, can impact workers' quality of life. This paper also refers to some practical implications, in addition to the limitations of the study, and presents suggestions for future research in this context.

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Rita Bandeira; Maria José Chambel; Vânia Sofia Carvalho. Influence of the Work-Family Relationship on Perceived Health 5-Years Later: The Moderating Role of Job Insecurity. Social Indicators Research 2020, 153, 635 -650.

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Rita Bandeira, Maria José Chambel, Vânia Sofia Carvalho. Influence of the Work-Family Relationship on Perceived Health 5-Years Later: The Moderating Role of Job Insecurity. Social Indicators Research. 2020; 153 (2):635-650.

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Rita Bandeira; Maria José Chambel; Vânia Sofia Carvalho. 2020. "Influence of the Work-Family Relationship on Perceived Health 5-Years Later: The Moderating Role of Job Insecurity." Social Indicators Research 153, no. 2: 635-650.

Journal article
Published: 19 June 2020 in The Spanish Journal of Psychology
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Research has shown that affective commitment, one of three components of organizational commitment defined by Meyer and Allen (1991), can act as a moderator in relationships between job stressors and worker´s psychological tension. However, due to the scarcity of studies that investigate the moderating effect of this commitment component on relationships between positive variables, the purpose of this study is to examine the moderating role of affective commitment in the relationship between autonomy, peer support, supervisory support and perceived organizational support (POS), as job resources, on engagement. In this sense, we analyzed the data provided by a sample of Portuguese employees (N = 554), from an organization belonging to the consultancy sector. Firstly, we aimed to examine the direct effects of those job resources on engagement, and, then, examine the impact of affective commitment as a moderator on these relationships. The results partially support the hypotheses formulated. Indeed, there was a positive relationship between the job resources studied - work autonomy, peer support, supervisory support and POS - and engagement. Furthermore, according to our hypothesis, the interaction established between affective commitment and autonomy, significantly exacerbates the positive effect of this job resource on workers well-being, that is, on their engagement (b = .08, p < .05). However, contrary to our hypothesis, the affective commitment does not moderate the relationship between the other job resources and engagement. This study contributes to a deepest knowledge about the potentialities of affective commitment, reinforcing the importance of consider it as a contextual resource.

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Daniel Dominguez; María José Chambel; Vânia Sofia Carvalho. Enhancing Engagement through Job Resources: The Moderating Role of Affective Commitment. The Spanish Journal of Psychology 2020, 23, 1 .

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Daniel Dominguez, María José Chambel, Vânia Sofia Carvalho. Enhancing Engagement through Job Resources: The Moderating Role of Affective Commitment. The Spanish Journal of Psychology. 2020; 23 ():1.

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Daniel Dominguez; María José Chambel; Vânia Sofia Carvalho. 2020. "Enhancing Engagement through Job Resources: The Moderating Role of Affective Commitment." The Spanish Journal of Psychology 23, no. : 1.

Research article
Published: 21 March 2019 in Journal of Career Development
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The current study developed and tested the indirect effect of the relational job characteristics (i.e., perceived prosocial impact and perceived social value) on the burnout syndrome through the autonomous motivation. The cross-sectional survey data analysis of 1,538 Portuguese contact center workers was analyzed using the software package Mplus to conduct structural equation models. Autonomous motivation partially explains the negative relation between the relational job characteristics and burnout. However, the direct relationship between perceived prosocial impact and burnout was not significant. To promote awareness about the perceived value and impact of work and to invest in the interactions between workers and customers are the major practical implications of this study.

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Catarina Gonçalves; Maria José Chambel; Vânia Sofia Carvalho. Combating Burnout by Increasing Job Relational Characteristics. Journal of Career Development 2019, 47, 538 -550.

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Catarina Gonçalves, Maria José Chambel, Vânia Sofia Carvalho. Combating Burnout by Increasing Job Relational Characteristics. Journal of Career Development. 2019; 47 (5):538-550.

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Catarina Gonçalves; Maria José Chambel; Vânia Sofia Carvalho. 2019. "Combating Burnout by Increasing Job Relational Characteristics." Journal of Career Development 47, no. 5: 538-550.

Journal article
Published: 04 March 2019 in Personnel Review
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the moderating role of affective commitment in the relationship between work-personal life conflict (WPLC) and burnout in the contact center environment. Design/methodology/approach Data were obtained through the participation of a sample of Portuguese employees (n=2,055) of a large company in the contact center sector. Data were analyzed using the Process tool. Findings The results support the existence of a positive relationship between both dimensions of WPLC (i.e. time and strain) and burnout (i.e. exhaustion and cynicism). Moreover, the study confirms that the affective commitment moderates the relationship between both dimensions of WPLC and cynicism, buffering these relationships. Research limitations/implications The cross-sectional design and the reliance on self-report measures are the main limitations of this study, although no causality was claimed and method biases were controlled. Practical implications Contact center managers should develop human resources practices that aid employees to conciliate work and life. Furthermore, these work-life balance practices should be used together with high involvement human resources practices that promote employees’ affective commitment. Originality/value This study provides evidence for the need to reconceptualize the traditional work-family conflict, stressing the importance of considering the interference between domains of life, especially in sectors that tend to have young employees.

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Daniela Geraldes; Ema Madeira; Vânia Sofia Carvalho; Maria José Chambel. Work-personal life conflict and burnout in contact centers. Personnel Review 2019, 48, 400 -416.

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Daniela Geraldes, Ema Madeira, Vânia Sofia Carvalho, Maria José Chambel. Work-personal life conflict and burnout in contact centers. Personnel Review. 2019; 48 (2):400-416.

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Daniela Geraldes; Ema Madeira; Vânia Sofia Carvalho; Maria José Chambel. 2019. "Work-personal life conflict and burnout in contact centers." Personnel Review 48, no. 2: 400-416.

Observational study
Published: 25 June 2018 in Occupational Medicine
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The promotion and maintenance of workers’ mental health is an increasingly important issue, both for employers and society. Previous research has shown that job characteristics (i.e. demands, control and support) are significantly associated with employees’ mental well-being. However, changes in work characteristics have given rise to the emergence of new job demands, leading to work–family life conflict. To investigate the association between work–family life conflict and employee mental well-being. A cross-sectional study with two samples: one sample comprising clothes store sales employees and the other comprising call centre operators. Logistic regression models were used to examine the effects of work–family life conflict on employee well-being. After controlling for job demands, job control, supervisory support and co-workers support, work–family life conflict was associated with employee mental well-being. Work–family life conflict is an important factor to explain employee well-being and productivity and should be addressed as well as work factors.

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M Neto; Maria José Chambel; Vânia Sofia Carvalho. Work–family life conflict and mental well-being. Occupational Medicine 2018, 68, 364 -369.

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M Neto, Maria José Chambel, Vânia Sofia Carvalho. Work–family life conflict and mental well-being. Occupational Medicine. 2018; 68 (6):364-369.

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M Neto; Maria José Chambel; Vânia Sofia Carvalho. 2018. "Work–family life conflict and mental well-being." Occupational Medicine 68, no. 6: 364-369.

Original research article
Published: 13 June 2018 in Frontiers in Psychology
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Job characteristics are important to work-family conflict (WFC). Additionally, is well established that WFC has a negative impact on mental health. As such, this research aims to examine the role of WFC as a mechanism that explains the relationship between job characteristics (i.e., those establishing by the Job Demands-Control-Support Model) and workers’ mental health. Moreover, based on gender inequalities in work and non-work roles, this study analyzed gender as moderator of this mediation. Specifically, the relationship between job characteristics and WFC and the relationship between WFC and mental health could be stronger for women than for men. With a sample of 254 workers from a Portuguese services company, (61% males), and based on a multiple-group analysis, the results indicated that the WFC mediates the relationship between job characteristics (i.e., job demands and job control) and mental health. It was reinforced that job demands and lack of control could contribute to employees’ stress and, once individual’ energy was drained, the WFC could emerge. Ultimately, may be due to the presence of this conflict that individuals mental health’ is negatively affected. Contrary to our expectations, this relationship is not conditioned by gender (Z-scores were non-significant). The study results have implications for human resource management, enhancing the knowledge on the relationship between the WFC and workers’ mental health.

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Vânia S. Carvalho; Maria José Chambel; Mariana Neto; Silvia Lopes. Does Work-Family Conflict Mediate the Associations of Job Characteristics With Employees’ Mental Health Among Men and Women? Frontiers in Psychology 2018, 9, 966 .

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Vânia S. Carvalho, Maria José Chambel, Mariana Neto, Silvia Lopes. Does Work-Family Conflict Mediate the Associations of Job Characteristics With Employees’ Mental Health Among Men and Women? Frontiers in Psychology. 2018; 9 ():966.

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Vânia S. Carvalho; Maria José Chambel; Mariana Neto; Silvia Lopes. 2018. "Does Work-Family Conflict Mediate the Associations of Job Characteristics With Employees’ Mental Health Among Men and Women?" Frontiers in Psychology 9, no. : 966.

Journal article
Published: 30 January 2018 in Nurse Education Today
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This study aims to analyze the role of emotional intelligence as a predictor of health students' well-being (i.e., burnout and life satisfaction) over time. A longitudinal, 1 year lagged study was conducted at 2 points in time with a sample of 303 Spanish students of Medicine, Physiotherapy and Nursing. The results indicated that others' emotion appraisals and use of emotion had a positive direct effect on satisfaction with life, and self-emotion appraisals had a positive indirect effect on burnout. This research represents a contribution within the framework of health students' well-being concerns, providing significant practical implications for future consideration by health education institutions for graduate doctors, physiotherapists and nurses, who will present higher levels of emotional intelligence and, consequently, greater well-being and better quality care for future patients.

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Vânia Sofia Carvalho; Eloísa Guerrero; Maria José Chambel. Emotional intelligence and health students' well-being: A two-wave study with students of medicine, physiotherapy and nursing. Nurse Education Today 2018, 63, 35 -42.

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Vânia Sofia Carvalho, Eloísa Guerrero, Maria José Chambel. Emotional intelligence and health students' well-being: A two-wave study with students of medicine, physiotherapy and nursing. Nurse Education Today. 2018; 63 ():35-42.

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Vânia Sofia Carvalho; Eloísa Guerrero; Maria José Chambel. 2018. "Emotional intelligence and health students' well-being: A two-wave study with students of medicine, physiotherapy and nursing." Nurse Education Today 63, no. : 35-42.

Journal article
Published: 08 May 2017 in Career Development International
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare part-time and full-time employees, analyzing the relationship between job characteristics and workplace well-being (i.e. burnout and engagement) and the mediating role of the work-to-life conflict with a sample of 736 employees from 14 Portuguese call center companies. Design/methodology/approach The hypotheses were tested with multiple group analysis on two samples: part-time and full-time employees. Findings The results confirm that in both the part-time and full-time subsamples employees’ perceptions of job characteristics are related to their well-being, and the work-to-life conflict partially mediates this relationship. Moreover, the study confirms that the relationship between employees’ perceptions of job demands and the work-to-life conflict and between the work-to-life conflict and workplace well-being were stronger for full-time than for part-time employees. Research limitations/implications The co-relational and cross-sectional design should be regarded as limitations. Moreover, each variable was only assessed with self-reported measures, and the sample comprised call center employees from only one country (Portugal), which may constrain the generalization of these results. Practical implications Part-time work is a good solution in order to prevent the work-to-life conflict. Furthermore, a reduced workload and time pressure, enhanced decision latitude and supervisory support appear to be crucial work characteristics for employees juggling their work with other roles and in the promotion of well-being at work. Originality/value This research study provides evidence that the traditional vision of the work-family conflict requires a broader conceptualization by considering the interference between life roles, particularly in the case of full-time young employees.

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Maria José Chambel; Vânia Sofia Carvalho; Francisco Cesário; Silvia Lopes. The work-to-life conflict mediation between job characteristics and well-being at work. Career Development International 2017, 22, 142 -164.

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Maria José Chambel, Vânia Sofia Carvalho, Francisco Cesário, Silvia Lopes. The work-to-life conflict mediation between job characteristics and well-being at work. Career Development International. 2017; 22 (2):142-164.

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Maria José Chambel; Vânia Sofia Carvalho; Francisco Cesário; Silvia Lopes. 2017. "The work-to-life conflict mediation between job characteristics and well-being at work." Career Development International 22, no. 2: 142-164.

Research article
Published: 12 April 2017 in Armed Forces & Society
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This study of 175 military employees working in three units of the Portuguese Marine Corps tested the mediated effect of work–family conflict and enrichment on the relationship between job characteristics and well-being at work (i.e., burnout; engagement). Using job demands, job autonomy, and supervisor support as job characteristics, and consistent with the assumptions of acclaimed work well-being models (i.e., job demands–control and support, job demands–resources model, and conservation of resources theory), the structural equation modeling analysis revealed that job characteristics are related to both work–family conflict and enrichment, which, in turn, explain militaries’ burnout and engagement. Work–family enrichment mediated the relationship between job characteristics (i.e., autonomy and supervisor support) and engagement, and work–family conflict not only mediated the relationship between job characteristics (i.e., demands and supervisor support) and burnout but also acted as a mediator between these variables and engagement.

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Vânia Sofia Carvalho; Maria José Chambel. Work–Family Conflict and Enrichment Mediates the Relationship Between Job Characteristics and Well-Being at Work With Portuguese Marine Corps. Armed Forces & Society 2017, 44, 301 -321.

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Vânia Sofia Carvalho, Maria José Chambel. Work–Family Conflict and Enrichment Mediates the Relationship Between Job Characteristics and Well-Being at Work With Portuguese Marine Corps. Armed Forces & Society. 2017; 44 (2):301-321.

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Vânia Sofia Carvalho; Maria José Chambel. 2017. "Work–Family Conflict and Enrichment Mediates the Relationship Between Job Characteristics and Well-Being at Work With Portuguese Marine Corps." Armed Forces & Society 44, no. 2: 301-321.

Journal article
Published: 03 October 2016 in The Spanish Journal of Psychology
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This article aims to analyze work-to-family conflict (WFC) and enrichment (WFE) profiles related to job characteristics and well-being at work and general well-being. A cross-sectional survey data of 1885 employees was analyzed. The Latent Profile Analysis revealed that the five-profile solution exhibited strong statistical significance (p > .001). ANCOVAs were performed to analyze the relationship of the identified profiles with job characteristics and well-being. Employees in the Beneficial profile had the best perception of job characteristics (lowest demands and the highest control and support) and the highest well-being, and those in the Harmful profile had the lowest job characteristics perceptions and the lowest well-being. Through a comparison of the Moderate Active profile and the Moderate Harmful profile, WFE was found to buffer the effects of the WFC on well-being at work (burnout; engagement) and on general well-being (i.e., health perceptions). The promotion of WFE through higher job autonomy, job support, and fewer demands is a crucial aspect to consider. This study helps to consolidate the work-family balance typology and its effects on employees’ well-being, and broadens this framework to consider job characteristics.

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Vânia Sofia Carvalho; Maria José Chambel. Work-to-Family Enrichment and Conflict Profiles: Job Characteristics and Employees’ Well-Being. The Spanish Journal of Psychology 2016, 19, 1 .

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Vânia Sofia Carvalho, Maria José Chambel. Work-to-Family Enrichment and Conflict Profiles: Job Characteristics and Employees’ Well-Being. The Spanish Journal of Psychology. 2016; 19 ():1.

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Vânia Sofia Carvalho; Maria José Chambel. 2016. "Work-to-Family Enrichment and Conflict Profiles: Job Characteristics and Employees’ Well-Being." The Spanish Journal of Psychology 19, no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 01 October 2016 in Evaluation and Program Planning
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The psychometric properties of Wong and Law's (2002) Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS) were analyzed. Participants were 954 medical students: 481 from the University of Extremadura (Spain) and 473 from the University of Lisbon (Portugal). Following Messicks' validation framework, we analyzed the scale's response process, internal structure and relationship with other variables (i.e., engagement). Descriptive statistics, scale reliability, item characteristics, and exploratory and confirmatory analyses supported the distribution of the sixteen items across four factors. Convergent validity analyzed through the ρvc (η) index showed that all the factors were in the 50% criterion. The factors shared, on average, 23% of the variance showing adequate discriminant validity. Furthermore, the correlations among EI dimensions and engagement were all positive and significant. Overall, the WLEIS demonstrated good psychometric properties. Thus, this study ensures that WLEIS is a valid instrument in Portugal and Spain to evaluate EI in medical students.

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Vânia Sofia Carvalho; Eloísa Guerrero; Maria José Chambel; Pablo González-Rico. Psychometric properties of WLEIS as a measure of emotional intelligence in the Portuguese and Spanish medical students. Evaluation and Program Planning 2016, 58, 152 -159.

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Vânia Sofia Carvalho, Eloísa Guerrero, Maria José Chambel, Pablo González-Rico. Psychometric properties of WLEIS as a measure of emotional intelligence in the Portuguese and Spanish medical students. Evaluation and Program Planning. 2016; 58 ():152-159.

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Vânia Sofia Carvalho; Eloísa Guerrero; Maria José Chambel; Pablo González-Rico. 2016. "Psychometric properties of WLEIS as a measure of emotional intelligence in the Portuguese and Spanish medical students." Evaluation and Program Planning 58, no. : 152-159.

Journal article
Published: 28 July 2016 in Studies in Higher Education
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Pablo González-Rico; Vânia Sofia Carvalho; Maria José Chambel; Eloísa Guerrero. Be well at work, be well outside work: a study with university workers. Studies in Higher Education 2016, 43, 1034 -1044.

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Pablo González-Rico, Vânia Sofia Carvalho, Maria José Chambel, Eloísa Guerrero. Be well at work, be well outside work: a study with university workers. Studies in Higher Education. 2016; 43 (6):1034-1044.

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Pablo González-Rico; Vânia Sofia Carvalho; Maria José Chambel; Eloísa Guerrero. 2016. "Be well at work, be well outside work: a study with university workers." Studies in Higher Education 43, no. 6: 1034-1044.

Journal article
Published: 01 May 2016 in Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
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This paper highlighted the importance of organizations to consider work-family conflict to ensure employees' well-being because they develop reciprocal relationship with a loss spiral effect.

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Mariana Neto; Vânia Sofia Carvalho; Maria José Chambel; Sérgio Manuel; José Pereira Miguel; Maria De Fátima Reis. Work-Family Conflict and Employee Well-Being Over Time. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine 2016, 58, 429 -435.

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Mariana Neto, Vânia Sofia Carvalho, Maria José Chambel, Sérgio Manuel, José Pereira Miguel, Maria De Fátima Reis. Work-Family Conflict and Employee Well-Being Over Time. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 2016; 58 (5):429-435.

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Mariana Neto; Vânia Sofia Carvalho; Maria José Chambel; Sérgio Manuel; José Pereira Miguel; Maria De Fátima Reis. 2016. "Work-Family Conflict and Employee Well-Being Over Time." Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine 58, no. 5: 429-435.

Journal article
Published: 08 February 2016 in Journal of Managerial Psychology
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Purpose – Based on the psychological contract (PC) theory, the purpose of this paper is to identify PC profiles, differentiating between permanent and temporary agency workers (TAW). Moreover, the authors analyzed whether different profiles presented different levels of work engagement. Design/methodology/approach – A cross-sectional survey data analysis of 2,867 workers, of whom 1,046 were TAW, was analyzed using latent profile analyses. Findings – Four PC profiles were identified, which differed quantitatively in terms of the overall dimension levels (i.e. balanced, relational and transactional) for PC (i.e. content and fulfillment). ANCOVAs showed that the relational/balanced dominant and transactional dominant profiles presented similar engagement levels for TAW, but for permanent workers the former profile showed higher engagement than the latter. However, for both permanent and TAW the fulfillment profile showed higher engagement than the unfulfillment profile. Research limitations/implications – The cross-sectional design and the reliance on self-report measures are the limitations of this study, although no causality was claimed and method biases were controlled. Practical implications – Actions that increase PC fulfillment positively affect the employment relationship of TAW with the client organization. Originality/value – Few studies have addressed PC typologies. Furthermore, most studies have focussed on temporary workers, but not on TAW and their contract with the client organization. Finally, this study emphasizes the crucial role played by the PC in the levels of work engagement.

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Maria José Chambel; Laura Lorente; Vânia Sofia Carvalho; Isabel M. Martínez Martínez. Psychological contract profiles among permanent and temporary agency workers. Journal of Managerial Psychology 2016, 31, 79 -94.

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Maria José Chambel, Laura Lorente, Vânia Sofia Carvalho, Isabel M. Martínez Martínez. Psychological contract profiles among permanent and temporary agency workers. Journal of Managerial Psychology. 2016; 31 (1):79-94.

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Maria José Chambel; Laura Lorente; Vânia Sofia Carvalho; Isabel M. Martínez Martínez. 2016. "Psychological contract profiles among permanent and temporary agency workers." Journal of Managerial Psychology 31, no. 1: 79-94.

Book chapter
Published: 01 January 2014 in Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research
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Family-friendly workplace; Family-supportive work environments (Allen, 2001)

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Vânia Sofia Carvalho; Maria José Chambel. Work-Family Culture, Supportive. Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research 2014, 7212 -7215.

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Vânia Sofia Carvalho, Maria José Chambel. Work-Family Culture, Supportive. Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. 2014; ():7212-7215.

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Vânia Sofia Carvalho; Maria José Chambel. 2014. "Work-Family Culture, Supportive." Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research , no. : 7212-7215.

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Published: 01 January 2014 in The Value of Work in Contemporary Society
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The contemporary demographic, technological and organizational changes have made work-to-family interface a pertinent research area. The work-to-family literature has begun to focus on the negative relationship of these spheres with the work-to-family conflict concept and, with the rise of positive psychology, a positive perspective has emerged, namely the concept of work-to-family enrichment. However, it is only recently that theory has been advanced to explain these two perspectives together. In fact, we may consider it possible to combine different forms of positive and negative relationships between work and family. We tested the combination of work-to-family conflict and work-to-family enrichment with data from bank workers (N=1885). Using a latent profile analysis, we identified four distinct profile groups that showed different combinations of the work-to-family enrichment and work-to-family conflict levels. Moreover, we found that these profiles differed in workers’ well-being and those with poor well-being were characterised by the highest level of conflict and the lowest level of enrichment. In contrast, workers with a profile characterised by the highest level of enrichment and the lowest conflict level were those with the best well-being. The observed differences allow the establishment of the notion that a work-to-family relationship profiles provides a context that determines how employees’ well-being is experienced. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of the establishment of these profiles.

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Vânia Sofia Carvalho; Maria José Chambel. Work-to-Family Relationship Profiles. The Value of Work in Contemporary Society 2014, 79 -92.

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Vânia Sofia Carvalho, Maria José Chambel. Work-to-Family Relationship Profiles. The Value of Work in Contemporary Society. 2014; ():79-92.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Vânia Sofia Carvalho; Maria José Chambel. 2014. "Work-to-Family Relationship Profiles." The Value of Work in Contemporary Society , no. : 79-92.