 | Sources de données nord-américaines et européennes sur les conditions de travail en lien avec la santé et la sécurité du travail - Document II – répertoire des sources de données inventoriées(Sources of North American and European data on working conditions related to occupational health and safety - Document II – Directory of the sources inventoried)Duguay, Patrice; Massicotte, Paul; Godin, Jean-François; Hébert, François; Gervais, MichèleÉtudes et recherches / Rapport
R-496, Montréal, IRSST, 2007, 170 pages. |
Abstract
Using questionnaires, a team collected data from the personnel in four organizations: a hospital, a health and social services centre, a research centre and a consulting engineering firm. The objective was to demonstrate that characteristics such as the work’s usefulness and moral rectitude, the learning and development opportunities, autonomy, recognition and the quality of human relations were linked to the meaning that people give to their work. The author observed that a job perceived as being useful for society and that allows knowledge to be acquired is one of the factors that affect people’s perception of it. Other hypotheses relating to the positive or negative impact of the meaning given to the work on psychological well-being or distress also emerged. The author developed a theoretical model that presents work organization as a determinant of employees’ health, attitudes and performance. The report contains recommendations regarding the prevention of symptoms of psychological distress and the reduction of stress.
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