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The work environment in banks and the well-being

The XXI Century passes by transformations on the productive restructuration and the banking work was one of the affected sectors. Understanding how to be the bank workers’ well-being in this context is a matter of great concern. Then, a research was developed to investigate the banking environment and the bank workers’ well-being. The ecological model of mental health was considered to be the guideline of research. 200 bank workers participated in this research study, 41, 9% were female and 58, 1% were male, 60, 9% were married and 28, 4% were single. Among the results, quite the environmental factors that have great influence to the mental health were satisfactory, except the interpersonal relationship. Part of the sample presented indicative signs of depression and life insatisfaction. It was concluded that the work environment provides impacts to the worker’s well-being. The results can offer theoretical support to professional interventions.

Well-being; bank workers; productive restructuration


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