Representations of authority and work organization in public sector. A difficult balancing between political pressure and authority deployment

Manfredi, Paola; Carta, Angela; Porru, Stefano; Massardi, Elena

doi:10.1016/j.shaw.2021.12.1697

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“…Everyone has their own subjective experience of enduring stress and similarly everyone deals differently with it. In this scenario of dealing with domestic workers, work-related stress may worsen the levels of stress of an employer, if no effective intervention is made (Manfredi et al, 2022).…”

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Exploring Domestic helper as A Psychological Stressor and Domestic Female Employers as a Victim of Exploitation: A Phenomenological Study

2022

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The present study aimed to explore the factors related to experiences of exploitation as a stressor, appointed domestic helper, patterns of exploitation, demands, psycho-emotional tactics, and level of awareness regarding the rights of domestic helpers among working and nonworking domestic employer females. To explore the subjective lived experiences of the research participants regarding domestic helpers, a phenomenological research design was used. Based on purposive sampling methods, 20 female employers in Islamabad and Rawalpindi were selected to participate in the semi-structured interview protocol to explore their subjective lived experiences regarding domestic helpers. After the data was collected, the participants' responses were analyzed considering the thematic analysis scheme. There were six main themes were derived, qualities in domestic helpers, emotional distress due to the dispute and crime, threats about quitting the job, prevention to resolve psychological and emotional tactics, preventive measures to be taken while hiring, and legal rights of domestic helpers. The finding of this study will help the psychologist counselor, social workers, and policymakers' makers of domestic helpers be aware of their manipulation tactics.

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Exploring Domestic helper as A Psychological Stressor and Domestic Female Employers as a Victim of Exploitation: A Phenomenological Study

2022

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Representations of authority and work organization in public sector. A difficult balancing between political pressure and authority deployment

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Exploring Domestic helper as A Psychological Stressor and Domestic Female Employers as a Victim of Exploitation: A Phenomenological Study

Exploring Domestic helper as A Psychological Stressor and Domestic Female Employers as a Victim of Exploitation: A Phenomenological Study

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