Trabalho noturno e o novo papel paterno: uma interface difícil

Abstract

Aumentou a demanda por trabalhadores noturnos, ao mesmo tempo em que o papel masculino familiar se ampliou. Neste estudo, objetivou-se comparar as condições de trabalho, o bem-estar pessoal e o envolvimento familiar entre pais dos turnos diurno (n=36) e noturno (n=22), que preencheram um questionário composto por diferentes escalas. Comparados aos trabalhadores do turno diurno, os do noturno relataram ter maior apoio dos colegas de trabalho e dos supervisores, maior satisfação quanto aos benefícios e salário, menor freqüência de interrupções durante o expediente de trabalho, mas menor satisfação quanto ao turno em que trabalhavam e menos tempo com os filhos. Os dois grupos de trabalhadores apresentaram pontuação média no nível de Stress e na satisfação quanto ao envolvimento familiar. Apesar de condições de trabalho mais favoráveis, os pais do noturno estavam insatisfeitos com seu turno, aparentemente em função da falta de tempo com familiares.

Influência recíproca entre atividade profissional e vida familiar: percepção de pais/mães

“…With regard to the family activity's interference in the couple's sleep-wake cycle, it should be emphasized that having children of school age can represent difficulties in the harmonization between rest and the times when they are home, especially in the parents' work shifts (6) . The data shown contradict the results obtained by the previously mentioned study, in which parents do not identify family life as something that interferes with the rest needed for good professional performance.…”

“…From this perspective, parents could be assessing the quality of their paternal role, under the conditions imposed by their work, according to what was observed in this study (6) . In contrast, another study (16) supports the reduction in time spent with the family in the mothers' reality, due to work overload.…”

“…Studies show parents' longer length of time in the work environment (4) ; their exposure to stressful situations, caused by work conflicts (5) ; and the development of certain activities -for example, work shifts (6) -as practices that reduce time spent with children.…”

“…Certain studies (6)(7) show parents' feeling of shame as a result of the unfulfilled desire of personal achievement and failure to fulfill their role in the family life.…”

“…It should be emphasized that there is a relationship of reciprocity in this context, revealing the fact that certain family aspects interfere with work development, such as the moments when it is necessary for parents not to be involved to resolve family-related needs or the cases involving the health-disease process, equally indicated by the studies performed (6,(10)(11) . In addition, authors (12) argue that family relationships enable the construction of the personal and professional identity, through the relation between generations, which include continuing rituals and routines in the family nucleus and provide relevant characteristics to define personal, professional and social behavior.…”