Effects of experiences of pleasure and pathogenic suffering on the work of accounting professionals

This study investigates experiences of pleasure and suffering in the work context of 365 professional accountants, evaluating their relationships and their effects on the performance of tasks. It also identifies coping strategies used to confront the experiences of sufferin...

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Main Authors: Vinícius Costa da Silva Zonatto, Micheli Aparecida Lunardi, Larissa Degenhart, Bruna da Silva Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2021-09-01
Series:Contextus
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.ufc.br/contextus/article/view/70971
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spelling doaj-f34ab57130c4487395a9e961bf81cd9a2021-09-06T12:22:27ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáContextus1678-20892178-92582021-09-011918270289https://doi.org/10.19094/contextus.2021.70971Effects of experiences of pleasure and pathogenic suffering on the work of accounting professionalsVinícius Costa da Silva Zonatto0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0823-6774Micheli Aparecida Lunardi1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0622-928XLarissa Degenhart2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0651-8540Bruna da Silva Gonçalves3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0267-2156Professor at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM)PhD student in Accounting in Regional University of Blumenau Foundation (FURB)Professor at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM)Graduated in Psicologyfrom Regional University of Blumenau Foundation (FURB)This study investigates experiences of pleasure and suffering in the work context of 365 professional accountants, evaluating their relationships and their effects on the performance of tasks. It also identifies coping strategies used to confront the experiences of suffering experienced. Descriptive research was carried out by means of a survey, with the application of quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques. The results reveal that professional accountants are exposed to tensions in the organizational environment, which result in the appearance of experiences of pleasure and/or pathogenic suffering, resulting from the conditions of this environment, which influence, in some way, their attitudes, behaviors and performance at work. http://www.periodicos.ufc.br/contextus/article/view/70971experiences of pleasure and sufferingtask performancecoping strategiestheory of psychodynamics of workprofessional accountants
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author Vinícius Costa da Silva Zonatto
Micheli Aparecida Lunardi
Larissa Degenhart
Bruna da Silva Gonçalves
spellingShingle Vinícius Costa da Silva Zonatto
Micheli Aparecida Lunardi
Larissa Degenhart
Bruna da Silva Gonçalves
Effects of experiences of pleasure and pathogenic suffering on the work of accounting professionals
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experiences of pleasure and suffering
task performance
coping strategies
theory of psychodynamics of work
professional accountants
author_facet Vinícius Costa da Silva Zonatto
Micheli Aparecida Lunardi
Larissa Degenhart
Bruna da Silva Gonçalves
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title Effects of experiences of pleasure and pathogenic suffering on the work of accounting professionals
title_short Effects of experiences of pleasure and pathogenic suffering on the work of accounting professionals
title_full Effects of experiences of pleasure and pathogenic suffering on the work of accounting professionals
title_fullStr Effects of experiences of pleasure and pathogenic suffering on the work of accounting professionals
title_full_unstemmed Effects of experiences of pleasure and pathogenic suffering on the work of accounting professionals
title_sort effects of experiences of pleasure and pathogenic suffering on the work of accounting professionals
publisher Universidade Federal do Ceará
series Contextus
issn 1678-2089
2178-9258
publishDate 2021-09-01
description This study investigates experiences of pleasure and suffering in the work context of 365 professional accountants, evaluating their relationships and their effects on the performance of tasks. It also identifies coping strategies used to confront the experiences of suffering experienced. Descriptive research was carried out by means of a survey, with the application of quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques. The results reveal that professional accountants are exposed to tensions in the organizational environment, which result in the appearance of experiences of pleasure and/or pathogenic suffering, resulting from the conditions of this environment, which influence, in some way, their attitudes, behaviors and performance at work.
topic experiences of pleasure and suffering
task performance
coping strategies
theory of psychodynamics of work
professional accountants
url http://www.periodicos.ufc.br/contextus/article/view/70971
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