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A mixed-method of the happy-productive: wellbeing and performance patterns of remote workers in Brazil

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The present study aims to examine the relationship between job wellbeing (emotions at work) and job performance (in-role, extra-role) and their connection in remote work using open questions. The sample consists of 297 Brazilian remote workers. Using a mixed-method approach, the findings reveal a 4-cluster pattern associated with the relationship between job wellbeing and job performance (i.e., 9-to-5, entrenched, engaged, and burned-out). Moreover, only high-performance patterns showed a relationship with the four categories of issues associated with remote work. Some issues are transversal to all groups, such as the Trade-off experience and the Adaptability process. However, Social exchange is only important for the entrenched pattern and the Lack of social resources is only linked to the engaged pattern.

Source: Frontiers in Sociology

DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1625831

Authors: Amalia Raquel Pérez-Nebra, Esther Villajos, Jonathan Peñalver

Institutions: Universidad de Zaragoza, Universitat de València, Valencian International University

Language: English

Topic: Work-Family Balance Challenges

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,418