La santé des travailleurs et la santé mentale spécifiquement liés au travail sont la base pour la discussion de cette thèse. Son objectif était de construire des propositions pour une clinique de santé mental et travail pour les services du Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) et à cette fin a été utilisé, de manière complémentaire, le Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) . Les entrevues ont été menées auprès de 24 travailleurs masculins et féminins, soignés aux Service de Maladies du travail de l'Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (ADT / HCPA). En outre, nous avons cherché à identifier la maladie en santé mentale liés au travail aujourd'hui; comprendre comment les formes de gestion influencent la maladie en milieu de travail et proposont d'autres possibilités pour le soin à la santé mentale des travailleurs et travailleuses du SUS. L'utilisation de la Psychodynamique du Travail a permis la compréhension de la situation de souffrance / maladie mentale liés au travail, en soulignant dans la plupart des cas, la violence psychologique subi dans l'environnement de travail comme un déclencheur pour la maladie actuelle. Seulement 10 de ces travailleurs interrogés sont accompagnés par des professionnels de la santé mentale, pas toujours avec la fréquence necessaire, seulement 01 dans le service du SUS, mais 20 font l'usage de médicaments psychiatriques. Avec les histoires racontées de leur travail et maladie, les travailleurs et les travailleuses ont demandé l'écoute de leur souffrance et le soin par des professionnels qui pouvaient comprendre ce qu'ils ont vécu à l'époque. En ce sens, penser la Clinique du Travail dans le SUS, non seulement mobilisé le développement de la souffrance / maladie des travailleurs, mais collabore à l'avancement de la mise en oeuvre de ce qui est recommandé dans la Politique Nationale de Santé de travailleurs et Travailleuses, ce qui signifie jeter un coup d'oeil le réseau de la santé et les services qui peuvent potentiellement rendre les soins de santé mentale et travail, la compréhension du processus de modulation, de métamorphoses et de transformations qui ont eu lieu dans l'organisation du travail, et par conséquent dans les relations de travail. La construction d'une Ligne de Soins (LC) en Santé Mentale du Travailleur peut alors être l'expression de la Clinique du travail dans le SUS et doit être insérée dans le système de santé existant, à condition d'avoir été construits possibilités pour cette insertion. Il est entendu que le LC devrait être dans la discussion de la mise en oeuvre de la politique publique nationale comme une possibilité de soins aux travailleurs et travailleues. / A saúde do trabalhador e especificamente a saúde mental relacionada ao trabalho são a base de discussão dessa tese. Seu objetivo foi o de construir propostas para uma clínica em saúde mental e trabalho para os serviços do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) e, para tanto foi organizado roteiro de entrevista e utilizado o Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20), de forma complementar. Foram realizadas entrevistas com 24 trabalhadores e trabalhadoras atendidos no Ambulatório de Doenças do Trabalho do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (ADT/HCPA). Além disso, buscou-se identificar o adoecimento em saúde mental relacionado ao trabalho na atualidade; compreender como as formas de gestão influenciam o adoecimento nos ambientes de trabalho na atualidade e propor outras possibilidades para a atenção à saúde mental dos trabalhadores e das trabalhadoras atendidos no SUS. A utilização da Clínica Psicodinâmica do Trabalho permitiu a compreensão da situação de sofrimento/adoecimento psíquico relacionado ao trabalho, destacando-se na maioria dos casos, a violência psicológica sofrida no ambiente laboral como desencadeante para o atual adoecimento. Apenas 10 desses trabalhadores entrevistados são acompanhados por profissional de saúde mental, nem sempre com periodicidade, apenas 01 em serviço do SUS, mas 20 fazem uso de medicação psiquiátrica. Com o relato das histórias vividas no trabalho e de seu adoecimento, os trabalhadores e as trabalhadoras solicitavam escuta ao seu sofrimento e a possibilidade de atendimento por profissionais que pudessem compreender o que haviam sofrido ou estavam vivendo no momento. Nesse sentido, pensar a Clínica do Trabalho no SUS, mobiliza não apenas a elaboração do sofrimento/adoecimento dos trabalhadores, mas colabora no avanço da implantação do que está preconizado na Política Nacional de Saúde do Trabalhador e Trabalhadora, o que significa lançar um olhar para a rede de saúde e os serviços que potencialmente podem realizar atendimento em saúde mental e trabalho, entendendo os processos de modulações, metamorfoses e transformações que tem ocorrido na organização do trabalho, e consequentemente nas relações de trabalho desenvolvidas. A construção de uma Linha de Cuidado (LC) em Saúde Mental do Trabalhador pode ser então a expressão da Clínica do Trabalho no SUS e deve estar inserida na rede de saúde já existente desde que sejam construídas possibilidades para essa inserção. Entende-se que a LC deve estar na discussão da implantação da política pública nacional como uma possibilidade de atendimento para os trabalhadores e as trabalhadoras. / Workers health, and more specifically, mental health related to work, is the basis of the discussion of this thesis. The main goal was to set up proposals for a workers mental health clinic within the Sistema Unico de Saude (SUS), that is, the Brazilian Universal Health Care System. For that, an interview guide was organized and the Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) was used as a complement. Interviews were performed with 24 workers, male and female, that were receiving care at the Hospital de Clinicas of Porto Alegre, Brazil, at the Workers Disease Unit. Moreover, it was intended to identify mental health illness as related to work in today’s world; to understand how management influence ailment in the work place today, and to propose different ways of attending to the workers mental health who receive treatment in the SUS. The use of the Psychodynamic Workers Clinic allowed for a better understanding of the psychological suffering/illness related to work, and, for the majority of the cases, it was highlighted the psychological violence experienced in the work premises as what was the beginning of the current illness. Only 10 of these interviewed workers receive mental health care, though not always periodically, only 01 within SUS services, but 20 use psychiatric medications. With the life portrayals of the work related stories and their ailment, workers requested their sorrows be heard and the possibility of getting treated by professionals that could understand what they had gone through or were going through at the moment. In this sense, to think of a Workers Clinic in the SUS system, mobilizes not only the formulation of the suffering/ailment of the workers, but also helps in the advancement of the implementation of recommendations in the National Policies of Workers Health, which means taking a look at the health services that can potentially provide mental health and care to workers, understanding the processes of modulation, metamorphosis and transformations that have been taking place in the work place, and consequently understanding the work relations developed thereafter. The elaboration of a Line of Care (LC) for the Workers Mental Health can be the expression of the Workers Clinic at SUS and needs to be inserted in the health system already existing as long as possibilities for this insertion are constructed. It is understood that the LC needs to be in the discussion in the implementation of the national public policies as a possibility of treatment for the workers.

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No ambiente de trabalho, nos diversos segmentos industriais e de produção, o trabalhador pode estar exposto a agentes físicos, químicos, mecânicos e biológicos, todavia, na Construção Civil, esta exposição apresenta-se, na maioria das vezes, em maior grau em relação aos demais segmentos industriais quanto aos riscos ocupacionais, contribuindo assim num elevado índice de acidentes de trabalho, decorrentes de condições inseguras no meio ambiente de trabalho ou ainda porque estes não possuem a correta orientação acerca do cumprimento das normas de Prevenção de Acidentes. Neste contexto, quando se investe, técnica e financeiramente, em segurança do trabalho, uma empresa, além estar cumprindo com a legislação trabalhista vigente, estará colocando em prática as questões preconizadas pelos programas de segurança exigidos por lei, incitando nos trabalhadores uma postura preventiva no local de trabalho, atentos aos riscos ocupacionais a que estão expostos, além do respeito às normas de segurança, aumentando assim a sua produtividade e, consequentemente, o retorno financeiro para as empresas. Assim sendo, a fim de subsidiar a temática proposta pela presente dissertação, de caráter qualitativo, exploratório e descritivo, inicialmente far-se-á Revisão de Literatura a partir de uma Pesquisa Bibliográfica realizada em diversas publicações sobre o assunto, a fim de discorrer sobre as questões elencadas nos objetivos específicos. Em seguida, apresenta-se um estudo de caso de uma construtora, sendo analisados os dados documentais referentes à gestão de SST. Acrescenta-se ainda à pesquisa, a aplicação de questionários para verificação dos procedimentos de SST realizado com a direção e coordenação de segurança e saúde do trabalho da construtora, concluindo que as ações de SST desenvolvidas pela construtora correspondem à implementação dos requisitos propostos pela OHSAS 18001:2007. Por fim, conclui-se que na avaliação do desempenho do SST da empresa, embasados nas principais diretrizes: OIT, Nacionais e específicas sobre o SGSST, verificou-se o cumprimento da mesma quanto aos requisitos estabelecidos pela OHSAS 18001:2007. / This work has as main objective to analyze the performance of Safety and Occupational Health management - OSH a construction company, quantifying the control indicators that list the resources used to performance in health and safety, contributing to the promotion of the company and increasing the quality of life of its employees. On the desktop, in the various industrial and production segments, the worker may be exposed to physical, chemical, mechanical and biological, however, in Construction, this exhibition presents, for the most part, to a greater degree relative the other industrial segments as occupational hazards, thus contributing to a high rate of accidents resulting from unsafe conditions in the work environment or because they do not have the right guidance about compliance with accident prevention regulations. In this context, when investing, technically and financially, in safety, a company, be beyond complying with current labor legislation, will be putting into practice the issues advocated by the security programs required by law, urging the workers a preventive stance in workplace, aware of the occupational hazards they are exposed to and the respect to safety standards, thus increasing their productivity and consequently the financial return for business. Therefore, in order to support the proposed theme for this thesis, qualitative, exploratory and descriptive, initially far shall be Literature Review from a bibliographical research conducted in several publications on the subject in order to discuss the issues listed in the specific objectives. Then presents a case study of a construction company, and analyzed the documentary evidence relating to OSH management. It adds up to research further the application of questionnaires to verify the OSH procedures performed with the direction and coordination of health and safety of the construction work, concluding that OSH actions developed by the construction correspond to the implementation of the requirements proposed by the OHSAS 18001: 2007. Finally, it is concluded that the assessment of the company's OSH performance, based on the main guidelines: ILO, national and specific about the HSMS, it was the fulfillment of the same as the requirements of the OHSAS 18001: 2007.

Pensar na saúde e segurança no trabalho remete diretamente às medidas de proteção para evitar acidentes graves ou mortes em decorrência do trabalho, associadas a profissões geralmente masculinas. Os riscos ocupacionais a que as mulheres estão expostas são geralmente invisibilizados, fazendo crer que proteger o trabalhador é também proteger todas as trabalhadoras. No entanto, não existe o indivíduo padrão, tampouco ciência neutra, pois quem necessita de proteção são seres humanos concretos, e o processo saúde-trabalho é mediado por fatores sociais, econômicos e culturais, em especial, pelas relações de gênero. A compreensão dessas imbricações só é possível com o emprego do gênero como categoria de análise do meio ambiente do trabalho, o que possibilita romper com a abordagem da saúde das mulheres trabalhadoras estritamente da perspectiva da maternidade ou da fragilidade. Esta dissertação propõe-se a ampliar o conhecimento das influências das relações de gênero na saúde e segurança no trabalho, desconstruindo naturalizações e estereótipos sobre feminilidade arraigados no Direito do Trabalho, na busca por compreender se as mulheres precisam de tutela especial, se sua saúde e segurança está de fato protegida pelas normas hoje vigentes e se essas normas promovem igualdade ou discriminação. Três grandes temas que interferem na relação das mulheres com o trabalho nos servirão de eixos para a análise das principais normas e questões trabalhistas que envolvem sua saúde e segurança: a maternidade; o corpo feminino e sua capacidade física; e a saúde mental. Objetiva-se contribuir para o aprofundamento da pesquisa acadêmica sobre a relação entre gênero e saúde e segurança no trabalho, bem como desconstruir preconceitos e apresentar algumas propostas para que as normas do Direito do Trabalho superem paradigmas sexistas e possam evoluir no sentido da promoção da igualdade entre homens e mulheres, essencial para a construção do equilíbrio do meio ambiente de trabalho. / To think about safety and health at work leads to inquiry what protective measures can prevent major accidents or deaths due to work, usually associated with professions dominated by men. The occupational hazards to which women are exposed are usually invisible, since it is believed that protecting the worker encompasses protecting all female workers. However, there is neither a standard individual, nor a neutral science, because those who are in need of protection are concrete human beings, and the health-work process is mediated by social, economic and cultural factors, in particular, gender relations. The understanding of these overlaps is only possible if gender is mobilized as a category of analysis of the work environment. Moreover, gender makes it possible to break with the approach of womens health at work strictly from the perspective of motherhood or fragility. This dissertation intends to extend the knowledge about the influence of gender relations on safety and health at work, and to deconstruct naturalizations and stereotypes built around femininity that are rooted in Labour Law. It seeks to understand whether women need special protection, if their health and security is actually protected by today\'s current standards, and if those standards promote equality or discrimination. Three major themes that mediate the relationship between women and work guide the analysis of the main standards and labor issues involving their safety and health: motherhood; the female body and its physical ability; and mental health. This work aims at contributing to the scholarship on the relationship between gender and safety and health at work, as well as to deconstruct prejudices and present some proposals for labor law standards to overcome sexist paradigms towards the promotion of gender equality an essential condition to the construction of a balanced work environment.

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La présente thèse porte sur la prédiction de la performance à partir de la théorie de la satisfaction des besoins fondamentaux (BPNT; Basic Psychological Need Theory; Deci & Ryan, 2000). En plus de valider un instrument de satisfaction des besoins fondamentaux en milieu de travail, cette thèse, composée de trois articles, propose que la satisfaction des besoins fondamentaux pourrait prédire la performance des individus par le biais de l’augmentation de la santé psychologique au travail. Le premier article a pour objectif de présenter une recension de la documentation portant sur les liens entre la satisfaction des besoins fondamentaux, la santé psychologique au travail et la performance en emploi. Qui plus est, cet article propose, sur la base de ces informations, un modèle explicatif de la performance en emploi basé sur la BPNT. Le second article a pour but de présenter et de valider la mesure de la satisfaction des besoins fondamentaux en milieu de travail. Une première étude dans un échantillon de travailleurs québécois permet de faire ressortir les trois facteurs attendus (besoin d’autonomie, besoin d’affiliation sociale et besoin de compétence) de manière exploratoire. Des analyses corrélationnelles avec des critères tels que l’optimisme, la justice procédurale, le bien-être au travail, la détresse au travail et la motivation intrinsèque ont été également réalisées afin d’appuyer la validité critériée de l’instrument. Dans la seconde étude, une analyse d’invariance structurelle dans des échantillons d’enseignants québécois et français montre que cet instrument possède des propriétés psychométriques similaires dans les deux échantillons et apporte un argument de plus à la validité de l’instrument. Des analyses corrélationnelles avec les mêmes critères que dans la première étude ont également été réalisées. Ainsi, il est possible de conclure aux bonnes qualités psychométriques de cet instrument. Les limites et les apports de cette étude sont aussi présentés. Le troisième article examine les liens entre la satisfaction de chacun des besoins fondamentaux (autonomie, affiliation sociale et compétence), la santé psychologique et la performance de tâches des enseignants. Plus précisément, cet article tente de valider le modèle présenté dans l’article un voulant que la santé psychologique agisse comme médiateur dans la relation entre la satisfaction des besoins fondamentaux et la performance en emploi. Les résultats des analyses d’équations structurelles montrent la présence d’un effet complet de médiation de la santé psychologique dans la relation entre les besoins d’autonomie et d’affiliation sociale et la performance de tâches des enseignants. Une médiation partielle de la santé psychologique est, par contre, relevée entre le besoin de compétence et la performance de tâches des enseignants. Finalement, ce lien est discuté de même que les limites et les pistes de recherches futures découlant des résultats. Enfin, la conclusion de la thèse synthétise les constats et résultats de cette recherche doctorale. Ainsi, l’adéquation du modèle aux données de l’article trois porte à croire que la satisfaction des besoins fondamentaux pourrait potentiellement prédire la performance par le biais de la santé psychologique. Cependant, il est important de ne pas trop généraliser les résultats puisque la thèse comporte certaines limites, notamment l’utilisation d’instruments autorapportés pouvant favorisant les biais de variances communes. / The following thesis addresses the prediction of performance based on the Basic Psychological Needs Theory (BPNT; Deci & Ryan, 2000). This thesis, composed of three articles, proposes that the satisfaction of the three basic needs predicts individual performance by enhancing their psychological health at work, as well as validate an instrument measuring satisfaction of the three basic needs at work. The first article reviews the scientific literature on the links between the satisfaction of the three basic needs, psychological health at work, and job performance. Based on conclusions drawn thereupon, an explanatory model of job performance based on self-determination theory is proposed. The second article’s objective is to present and validate a measure of satisfaction of the three basic needs in the workplace. A first study in a sample of Quebecois workers allowed the three expected factors (need for autonomy, need for competence, need for relatedness) to emerge using an exploratory method. Correlation analyses using criteria such as optimism, procedural justice, well-being at work, distress at work, and intrinsic motivation was also realised, in order to support the criterion validity of the instrument. In the second study, an analysis of structural invariance in samples of Quebecois and French teachers showed that the instrument had comparable psychometric properties in both samples, further supporting the validity of the instrument. Correlation analyses using the same criteria as in the first study were also performed. The results point to the instrument having sound psychometric qualities. Limitations and contributions of the results are also presented. The third article examines the relationship between satisfaction of each of the three basic needs (autonomy, competence, and relatedness), psychological health, and task performance in a sample of teachers. Specifically, this article attempts to validate the model outlined in article 1, whereby psychological heath acts as mediator of the relationship between the three basic needs and job performance. The results of structural equation analyses revealed a complete effect of mediation of psychological health in the relationships for autonomy and relatedness with task performance in teachers. However, a partial mediation of psychological health was found between the need for competence and task performance. These findings are discussed, along with limitations and directions for future research. Finally, the thesis’ conclusion summarizes the results of the entire research. The results of structural equation analyses presented in the third article suggests that the basic psychological needs could potentially predict performance through psychological health. However, it is important to keep in mind that the generalization of the results is limited by the thesis’ limitations such as the use of self-reported instruments, wich might increase biases of common variances. / Cette thèse de doctorat a été réalisée grâce à l'appui financier des fonds québécois de la recherche sur la société et la culture.

La présente thèse explore l’impact des différences culturelles au travail sur l’intégration et la santé des travailleurs étrangers. Les différences culturelles sont évaluées selon le concept de distance culturelle entre les dimensions culturelles identifiées par Hofstede, l’intégration selon le concept d’acculturation, et la santé selon le concept de santé psychologique au travail. Les ressources personnelles des immigrants (proactivité, optimisme et résilience) sont également étudiées. La recherche a été effectuée dans deux centres d’appels d’une importante coopérative financière québécoise. L’échantillon se compose de 100 immigrants de première génération de Montréal. Les résultats de l’étude mettent en avant les impacts significatifs mais modérés des différences culturelles sur la santé psychologique au travail, sur le style d’acculturation adopté au travail et sur l’importance des ressources personnelles (résilience) pour l’acculturation et la santé psychologique des travailleurs étrangers. De fortes différences culturelles engendreraient davantage de bien-être psychologique au travail et influenceraient l’adoption d’un style d’acculturation intégratif. La résilience serait aussi une ressource personnelle non négligeable pour la santé de l’immigrant. Ces résultats soulignent par ailleurs le rôle particulier de la sphère du travail pour les travailleurs étrangers, la documentation scientifique appuyant l’idée que le monde du travail aurait un impact significatif sur leur santé psychologique. Les limites de la recherche, des suggestions d’amélioration ainsi que des pistes d’actions sont également proposées. / This thesis focuses on the impact of cultural differences on foreign workers’ integration and health. Cultural differences are assessed using the concept of cultural distance between Hofstede’s cultural dimensions, integration using the concept of acculturation, and health using the concept of psychological health at work. The immigrants’ personal resources (proactivity, optimism and resilience) are also considered. The study was conducted in two call centers of a major financial cooperative in Quebec. The sample consists of 100 first generation immigrants in Montreal. The study’s results highlight the significant but moderate impacts of cultural differences on both the psychological health and the acculturation style at work, as well as the significant impact of personal resources (resilience) on foreign workers’ acculturation and psychological health at work. Strong cultural differences would generate greater psychological well-being at work and would engender the adoption of integrative acculturation style. Resilience stands out as a key personal resource for an immigrant’s health. The results further underline the particular role of the work sphere for foreign workers, with scientific literature supporting the idea that the workplace would have a significant impact on their psychological health. In addition to the above, a list of research limitations, recommendations for improvement and paths of action have been suggested.

This research project examines the acculturation process in order to predict the perceived work success and health (psychological and physical) of mineworkers in a mine in the North–West Province.1 Work success can also be described as that which is achieved when an employee enjoys his career for reasons of psychological experience of success and personal growth and development within both his/her current occupation and working environment. Health is defined as a condition of complete physical, mental and social well–being and not merely the absence of disease or frailty. Health is therefore about completeness, contentment and well–being at a physical, cultural, psychosocial, economic and spiritual level. Employees’ success and health is evaluated from an acculturation perspective, and therefore considered a result of the acculturation process. This proposition was explored by investigating the relationship between the acculturation context and individual intervening factors, mapped into variables, and acculturation outcomes (work success and health). A convenient sample of participants from the mine examined was taken (n = 288). English questionnaires using a cross–sectional survey design were used to gather the data. Modified measuring instruments and others developed for the project, which follow a five–point Likert format (‘strongly agree’ to ‘strongly disagree’) were used to investigate the mainstream domain (perceived mainstream segregation demands, perceived pressure to conform to management ideologies and practices, perceived racism at work, perceived discrimination at work, and relationships with mainstream members at work), an individual intervening factor (individual separation acculturation strategy practices), the ethnocultural domain (perceived pressure to conform to own culture, ethnic separation demands at work, and relationships with co–ethnics at work), psychological acculturation outcomes (health), and sociocultural acculturation outcomes (work success). The data was captured in a spreadsheet, controlled for errors, and statistically analysed using regression in SPSS. Descriptive statistics, Cronbach alpha coefficients, and Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients were inspected, and effect sizes were used to determine the findings’ practical significance. The results did indicate practical and statistically significant relationships exist between acculturation context, individual and acculturation outcomes variables. Perceived pressure to conform to management ideologies and practices, perceived racism at work, perceived discrimination at work, and relationships with co–ethnics at work proved to be statistically significant predictors of meeting deadlines at work. Perceived pressure to conform to management ideologies and practices, perceived racism at work, perceived discrimination at work, and relationships with co–ethnics at work was statistically significant predictors of reputation and respect at work. Perceived mainstream segregation demands, perceived pressure to conform to management ideologies and practices, perceived racism at work, and relationships with mainstream members at work were statistically significant predictors of training and development opportunities at work. Individual separation acculturation strategy practices and ethnic separation demands at work were statistically significant predictors of psychological health. Perceived racism at work and ethnic separation demands at work proved to be statistically significant predictors of physical health. These findings demonstrate that success and health can be viewed from an acculturation perspective, and that the acculturation context and individual intervening factors, can be used to predict psychological and sociocultural acculturation outcomes. / Thesis (M.A. (Human Resource Management))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2010.

This research project examines the acculturation process in order to predict the perceived work success and health (psychological and physical) of mineworkers in a mine in the North–West Province.1 Work success can also be described as that which is achieved when an employee enjoys his career for reasons of psychological experience of success and personal growth and development within both his/her current occupation and working environment. Health is defined as a condition of complete physical, mental and social well–being and not merely the absence of disease or frailty. Health is therefore about completeness, contentment and well–being at a physical, cultural, psychosocial, economic and spiritual level. Employees’ success and health is evaluated from an acculturation perspective, and therefore considered a result of the acculturation process. This proposition was explored by investigating the relationship between the acculturation context and individual intervening factors, mapped into variables, and acculturation outcomes (work success and health). A convenient sample of participants from the mine examined was taken (n = 288). English questionnaires using a cross–sectional survey design were used to gather the data. Modified measuring instruments and others developed for the project, which follow a five–point Likert format (‘strongly agree’ to ‘strongly disagree’) were used to investigate the mainstream domain (perceived mainstream segregation demands, perceived pressure to conform to management ideologies and practices, perceived racism at work, perceived discrimination at work, and relationships with mainstream members at work), an individual intervening factor (individual separation acculturation strategy practices), the ethnocultural domain (perceived pressure to conform to own culture, ethnic separation demands at work, and relationships with co–ethnics at work), psychological acculturation outcomes (health), and sociocultural acculturation outcomes (work success). The data was captured in a spreadsheet, controlled for errors, and statistically analysed using regression in SPSS. Descriptive statistics, Cronbach alpha coefficients, and Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients were inspected, and effect sizes were used to determine the findings’ practical significance. The results did indicate practical and statistically significant relationships exist between acculturation context, individual and acculturation outcomes variables. Perceived pressure to conform to management ideologies and practices, perceived racism at work, perceived discrimination at work, and relationships with co–ethnics at work proved to be statistically significant predictors of meeting deadlines at work. Perceived pressure to conform to management ideologies and practices, perceived racism at work, perceived discrimination at work, and relationships with co–ethnics at work was statistically significant predictors of reputation and respect at work. Perceived mainstream segregation demands, perceived pressure to conform to management ideologies and practices, perceived racism at work, and relationships with mainstream members at work were statistically significant predictors of training and development opportunities at work. Individual separation acculturation strategy practices and ethnic separation demands at work were statistically significant predictors of psychological health. Perceived racism at work and ethnic separation demands at work proved to be statistically significant predictors of physical health. These findings demonstrate that success and health can be viewed from an acculturation perspective, and that the acculturation context and individual intervening factors, can be used to predict psychological and sociocultural acculturation outcomes. / Thesis (M.A. (Human Resource Management))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2010.

Sammanfattning Syftet med undersökningen är att skapa kunskap om hur elevhälsoteam kan gestaltas för att inte bara vara åtgärdande utan även hälsofrämjande och förebyggande. Tidigare forskning, nationella granskningar och rapporter har visat på svårigheter för elevhälsoteam att arbeta utifrån sitt uppdrag att vara främst förebyggande och hälsofrämjande. Undersökningen tar sin utgångspunkt i att undersöka om elevhälsoteamets som studeras arbetar främst förebyggande och hälsofrämjande. Indikatorer i en tidigare pilotstudie indikerar på att så är fallet och syftet är att undersöka detta närmare och om det iså fall finns en brytpunkt när elevhälsoteamet började arbeta på detta sätt. Vidare är syftet att, om det finns en brytpunkt, undersöka vilka faktorer som bidragit till att detta arbetssätt utvecklades och vilka faktorer som upprätthåller detta. Studiens teoretiska ansats är systemteori om lärandeorganisationer samt teori om tvärprofessionella team. Andra ansatser är olika specialpedagogiska perspektiv, ett salutogent perspektiv samt ekologisk utvecklingsmodell. Dessa teorier används även i analysen. En variant av metodtriangulering har använts. Detta innebär att empirin är insamlad från flera olika källor för att identifiera olika perspektiv på elevhälsoarbete i materialet samt se var samstämmighet föreligger. Följande datamaterial har samlats in: a) 13 observationer av elevhälsoteamsmöten med lärare b) 3 observationer av elevhälsoteamsmöten utan lärare c) en fokusgruppsintervju med elevhälsoteamet d) en intervju med psykolog i elevhälsoteamet e) en intervju med två rektorer f) en fokusgruppsintervju med elever med åtgärdsprogram samt g) en enkät till alla pedagogerna på skolan. Observations- och intervjumaterialet har transkriberats och samtliga material har analyserats genom att identifiera återkommande teman och sedan tolka dem genom tidigare forskning och studiens teoretiska utgångspunkter. Elevhälsoteamet i undersökningen har rört sig från att arbeta mest med åtgärder till att även arbeta förebyggande och hälsofrämjande och skiljer sig således till delar från elevhälsoteam som studerats tidigare. Rektors roll var viktig för att utvecklingsarbetet skulle inledas men även för att upprätthålla arbetssättet, enligt flera datakällor. Att rektor skapar tydliga mål, sprider visionen och håller i utvecklingsarbetet över lång tid lyftes fram som betydelsefullt. Att elevhälsoteamet har tydliga rutiner för hur samarbetet med lärarna ska utformas samt för användningen av ett elevcentrerat arbetssätt är andra faktorer som framstår som viktiga i den empiriska analysen. Resultaten i uppsatsen diskuteras utifrån den teoretiska bakgrunden och tidigare forskning. / The aim of this study is to create knowledge about how pupil welfare teams in schools can work with health promotion and prevention and not only with remedial work. Earlier research together with national reports and inspections has shown the challenge for pupil welfare teams to work with prevention and health promotion. The study first explored if the pupil welfare team in the study also worked with prevention and health promotion. Indications of this way of working was shown in an earlier study and the aim was then to further explore if there was an inflection point when the pupil welfare team started to work in these ways. In case there was such a point, the aim was also to further explore which factors that contributed to this and which factors that supported that these ways of working continued. System theory and theories about cross-professional teams are used as theoretical perspectives in the analysis. Special pedagogical perspectives and the salutogenic perspective were also used in the analysis together with earlier research about pupil welfare teams. Both qualitative methods with interviews and participant observations and a quantitative method with a questionnaire are used in the study. The information from the different data sources was triangulated in order to identify both different and convergent perspectives of the research questions. The following data material has been collected: a) 13 observations of pupil welfare teams including teachers b) 3 observations of pupil welfare teams without teachers c) a group interview with the pupil welfare team d) an interview with the psychologist in the pupil welfare team e) an interview with both headmasters in the school f) a group interview with six pupils g) a questionnaire to all teachers working on the school. Results show that the pupil welfare team has gone from remedial work to work more with prevention and health promotion. The results indicate the important role of the principal for creating clear goals and common visions. To stay long and hold on to the strategies are important for developing the way of working with prevention and health promotion. Clear routines, close co-operation with teachers and a pupil centered way of working are other keys to success for developing and hold on to prevention and health promotion work in pupil welfare teams. The results are discussed in relation to the theoretical background and earlier research.

It's search metasynthesis type, in order to know, describe and analyze the academic literature in the Mental health and work area in the context of Brazilian postgraduate. Developed in five phases: Exploration, Refining, Crossing, Description and Analysis. With the first takes place cataloging of all the documents present in the files of theses and dissertations of the Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel - CAPES and the Virtual Health Library - Psychology - BVS-PSI from 10 search descriptors considered representative area in the literature. In the second phase, it is found among the documents found in the previous phase, which are related to the area, by reading the title, abstract and keywords of these. In the third phase is carried out a comparative analysis in order to eliminate duplicate documents. The fourth phase describes all documents according to type: thesis or dissertation; the historical ranking; area of knowledge; geographical disposition and institutional origin. In the last phase analyzes the contents of the descriptor located 16 theses Mental health and work, the most representative among those used in the previous phases. This phase identifies the following categories: history, social demands, public policy, epistemology, method and theory. The results indicate that mental health and work has its largest production, 84% under the master; in 1989 was located first thesis; between the years 2000 to 2012 88% of the documents were produced; predominance of studies related to psychology, 56% occurs; the southeast region has 46% of production; São Paulo accounts for 30%; production is 46 IES, being USP, UFRJ, UFRGS, UNB and the UFMG that most produce. There is even those produced studies respond to historically situated social demands; the relationship with the public policies is a challenge in view of the finding that the state should protect the work also has become precarious; the field of Occupational Health underlies the area; distinct methodological strategies and theoretical frameworks are used in studies. It is concluded that the adoption of an ethnographic approach as a method and an integrative approach as theoretical framework, the results achieved can convert into practical action in favor of labor, the fundamental premise of the area, given its epistemological assumptions. In this context, the researcher is involved turning their efforts to politically coherent performance with the field of Occupational Health. / Trata-se de pesquisa do tipo metassíntese, com vistas a conhecer, descrever e analisar a produção acadêmica da área da Saúde mental e trabalho no contexto da Pós-graduação brasileira. Desenvolve-se em cinco fases: Exploração, Refinamento, Cruzamento, Descrição e Análise. Com a primeira realiza-se a catalogação de todos os documentos presentes no banco de teses e dissertações da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) e da Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde – Psicologia (BVS-PSI) a partir de 10 descritores de busca considerados representativos da área na literatura especializada. Na segunda fase, verifica-se, dentre os documentos localizados na fase anterior, quais guardam relação com a área, por meio da leitura do título, resumo e palavras-chave destes. Na terceira fase realiza-se uma análise comparativa a fim de eliminar duplicidade de documentos. A quarta fase descreve todos os documentos quanto ao tipo: tese ou dissertação; a seriação histórica; a área do conhecimento; a disposição geográfica e a procedência institucional. Na última fase analisa-se o conteúdo de 16 teses localizadas pelo descritor Saúde mental e trabalho, o mais representativo dentre os utilizados nas fases anteriores. Essa fase identifica as seguintes categorias: história, demandas sociais, políticas públicas, epistemologia, método e teoria. Os resultados indicam que a Saúde mental e trabalho tem sua maior produção, 84%, no âmbito do mestrado; no ano de 1989 foi localizada a primeira tese; entre os anos de 2000 a 2012 foram produzidos 88% dos documentos; ocorre predominância de estudos ligados à Psicologia, 56%; a região sudeste concentra 46% da produção; São Paulo, responde por 30%; encontra-se produção em 46 IES, sendo USP, UFRJ, UFRGS, UNB e UFMG as que mais produzem.Verifica-se ainda que os estudos produzidos respondem a demandas sociais historicamente situadas; a relação com as políticas públicas constitui um desafio tendo em vista a constatação de que o Estado, que deveria proteger o trabalho, também o tem tornado precário; o campo da Saúde do Trabalhador fundamenta a área; são utilizadas distintas estratégias metodológicas e referenciais teóricos nas pesquisas realizadas. Conclui-se que, a adoção de uma abordagem etnográfica enquanto método e de uma abordagem integradora enquanto referencial teórico, pode converter os resultados alcançados em ações práticas em favor do trabalho, premissa fundamental da área, tendo em vista seus pressupostos epistemológicos. Nesse contexto, o pesquisador é implicado politicamente voltando seus esforços para uma atuação coerente com o campo da Saúde do Trabalhador.