Quality of life, Well-being and Happiness at Work: synonyms or different concepts?

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v22i1.48288

Keywords:

Qualidade de vida no trabalho, Bem-estar no trabalho, Felicidade no Trabalho

Abstract

The present article aimed to carry out reflections with the purpose of understanding similarities and differences between the concepts of life quality at work, well-being and happiness at work. National and international articles and books have been analyzed. The analysis of the material has allowed to point out that, despite the lack of theoretical consensus and the use of those as synonyms, specially between "life quality and well-being" and "well-being and happiness", it has been pointed out that these are different concepts, although complementary. While life quality regards physical health and objective issues, the concepts of well-being and happiness promotion make up for the lack related to workers' emotions and feelings. The study allows clarification on the presented constructs, giving them greater visibility and favoring their adequate use in the literature related to the worker´s health. Keywords: life quality at work; well-being at work; happiness at work.

Author Biographies

Thaís Cristine Farsen, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Mestranda em Psicologia na Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

 

Samantha de Toledo Martins Boehs, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Docente do Departamento de Administração Geral e Aplicada da UFPR. Doutoranda em Psicologia na Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Andresa Darosci Silva Ribeiro, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Docente Faculdade de Tecnologia Senac de Santa Catarina (Senac/SC). Doutoranda em Psicologia na Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Vanderléia de Paula Biavati, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Mestranda em Psicologia na Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Narbal Silva, Docente do Programa de Pós Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Docente do Programa de Pós Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina e coordenador do Laboratório de Psicologia Positiva nas Organizações e no Trabalho – LAPPOT.                           

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Published

2018-04-01

How to Cite

Farsen, T. C., Boehs, S. de T. M., Darosci Silva Ribeiro, A., Biavati, V. de P., & Silva, N. (2018). Quality of life, Well-being and Happiness at Work: synonyms or different concepts?. Interação Em Psicologia, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v22i1.48288

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (2018)

Section

Research Reports

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