Conflito trabalho-família e bem-estar no trabalho em psicólogos atuantes no contexto da pandemia Covid-19

Abstract

After the Brazilian government adopted compulsory confinement as a sanitary measure to contain the transmission speed of Covid-19, many psychologists started to carry out their work activities, either fully or partially, from home. As a result, there has been an increased demand for online consultations, overwhelming the professionals and, at the same time, requiring them to make a forced change in their daily routine to balance the demands of work and family. This research, based on the notion that the difficulty of balancing these demands can be detrimental to the worker's health, aimed to analyze the association between work-family conflict and well-being at work among psychologists affiliated with CRP-13/PB, working during the Covid-19 pandemic. A total of 107 professionals from different psychology fields participated, responding to the following instruments: Job-Related Affective Well-Being Scale (JAWS), General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), Work-Family Conflict Scale (WFC), and a Sociodemographic Questionnaire. The SPSS software was used to perform descriptive, correlational (Spearman), and multiple linear regression tests. Regression analyses indicated the Work-Family Conflict factor as the best predictor of all the indicators assessing well-being at work, suggesting that professionals who are more bothered by work interference in family life tend to be more tense, less affective at work, and less effective in their professional practice. Despite the negative interference of work in family life presenting itself as a risk factor for mental health, positive feelings (pride, gratitude, honor) predominated, allowing us to conclude that well-being at work is preserved in the majority of the sample. One possible explanation for the optimal levels of well-being at work is that the challenges caused by the pandemic may have stimulated feelings of great satisfaction with one's professional worth and for contributing with innovative practices to help people in distress. These findings can support future health interventions that include listening to and supporting workers, as well as implementing concrete actions aimed at balancing family and work demands.