Boredom in workplace and its relationship to life satisfaction among recreation and leisure professionals

• Lee, Joohyun ^[1] ; Wetzel, Zack ^[2]
  1. [1] Eastern Mennonite University

     Eastern Mennonite University

     Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] Tallahassee-Leon County Geographic Information System, Tallahassee, FL, USA
• Localización: Tourism & Management Studies, ISSN-e 2182-8466, ISSN 2182-8458, Vol. 19, Nº. 1, 2023, págs. 41-48
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.18089/tms.2023.190104
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Tédio no local de trabalho e sua relação com a satisfação com a vida entre os profissionais de turismo e lazer
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  • português

    Este estudo analisou a relação entre o tédio no trabalho e a satisfação com a vida entre os profissionais de turismo e lazer. Os dados foram coletados de 346 membros da Florida Recreation and Parks Association. Análises de regressão foram utilizadas para aferir se o tédio no trabalho melhorou a perceção de satisfação com a vida e as diferenças nas variáveis demográficas entre os profissionais de turismo e lazer. Os resultados sugerem que o tédio no trabalho é um preditor negativo da satisfação com a vida. Os profissionais que experimentam o tédio no trabalho eram menos propensos a sentirem-se satisfeitos com as suas vidas. A idade e o número de anos na profissão apresentam uma relação significativa em relação ao tédio no trabalho. Os profissionais mais velhos e mais experientes eram menos propensos a se entediar no local de trabalho do que os mais jovens e menos experientes. As sugestões foram feitas com base nos resultados do estudo. Está implícito que os gestores podem tomar decisões apropriadas para reduzir os níveis de tédio no trabalho, aumentar a satisfação com o trabalho e melhorar a satisfação com a vida dos indivíduos, examinando quais os funcionários que sentem tédio no local de trabalho.

  • English

    This study examined the relationship between job boredom and life satisfaction among recreation and leisure professionals. Data was collected from 346 members of Florida Recreation and Parks Association. A set of regression analyses were used to find out if job boredom improved the prediction of life satisfaction and differences in demographic variables among recreation and leisure professionals. The findings suggest that job boredom is a negative predictor of life satisfaction. Recreational professionals who experience boredom at work were less likely to be satisfied in their lives. Age and years in the recreation profession were significantly related to job boredom of recreation and leisure professionals. Older and more experienced professionals were less likely to get bored at the workplace than younger and less experienced ones. Suggestions were made based on the results of the study. It is implied that administrators may develop appropriate decisions to reduce job boredom levels, increase job satisfaction, and improve individuals’ life satisfaction by examining which employees feel boredom in the workplace

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