Pathological traits and adaptability as predictors of engagement, job satisfaction, burnout and workaholism

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personality disorder; organizational psychology; vocational and career guidance; well-being

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This study aimed to test the predictive capacity of pathological traits of personality and career adaptability on four constructs that compose the well-being at work: work engagement, job satisfaction, burnout, and workaholism. A total of 204 Brazilian working adults (M age = 34.02, SD = 10.39) participated in the study, which responded to scales measuring pathological traits, career adaptability resources, and well-being components at work. Our findings indicate that pathological traits are, in general, negatively related to job satisfaction and work engagement and positively associated with burnout and workaholism. After the insertion of career adaptability, there was an increase in most of the models' explanation. The contribution of adaptability was significant only for job satisfaction prediction.

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Ana Paula Salvador, Universidade São Francisco

Psicóloga, especialista em Avaliação em Psicológica pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica - PUC Minas - Campus Poços de Caldas e mestra em Psicologia com área de concentração em Avaliação Psicológica em Contexto de Trabalho e Carreira, pela Universidade São Francisco (USF), com bolsa da CAPES (2018). Atualmente cursa doutorado em Psicologia na USF. Participa do Grupo de Estudo, Pesquisa e Prática em Orientação de Carreira (GEPPOC-USF).

André Pereira Gonçalves, Universidade São Francisco

Psicólogo, especialista em Avaliação Psicológica pela PUC - Minas, campus Poços de Caldas-MG e mestre em Psicologia com área de concentração em Avaliação Psicológica pela Universidade de São Francisco (USF) com bolsa CAPES. Doutorando do programa de pós-graduação em Psicologia da USF e Membro do Laboratório de Avaliação Psicológica em Saúde Mental (LAPSaM).

Gustavo Henrique Martins, Universidade São Francisco

Mestrando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade São Francisco (bolsista FAPESP). Psicólogo pela Universidade São Francisco, campus Campinas (bolsista PROUNI). Atua como Assistente Editorial da Revista Psico-USF (Qualis A2). Membro do Grupo de Estudo, Pesquisas e Práticas em Orientação de Carreira (GEPPOC-USF).

Lucas de Francisco Carvalho, Universidade São Francisco

Psicólogo, formado em Acompanhamento Terapêutico e especialista em revisão sistemática e metanálise pela faculdade de medicina da Universidade de São Paulo. Mestre (bolsa CAPES) e Doutor (bolsa FAPESP) em psicologia com ênfase em avaliação psicológica pela Universidade São Francisco (USF). Realizou parte do doutorado na University of Toledo (EUA). É docente do Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Psicologia da USF, com fomento de órgãos públicos nacionais. É bolsista produtividade em pesquisa do CNPq.

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Salvador, A. P., Gonçalves, A. P., Martins, G. H., & Carvalho, L. de F. (2022). Pathological traits and adaptability as predictors of engagement, job satisfaction, burnout and workaholism. Psicologia: Teoria E Pesquisa, 38. https://doi.org/10.1590/0102.3772e38551

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