Ana Junça-Silva
Biographic Data
| ID | 3558696 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ana Junça-Silva |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ana |
| FAMILY NAME | Junça-Silva |
| SIGNATURE | JUNÇA-SILVA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6341-9771 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 30 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 35 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 30 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
When Gig Work Gets Ruff: The Affective Benefits of Daily Human–Animal Interactions for Mental Health
Gig work has emerged as one of the fastest-growing employment trends, with its expansion accelerating during the COVID-19 pandemic. As this form of work continues to evolve, it has brought to light several characteristics-such as instability, isolation and lack of social support-that may adversely affect workers' mental health. Accordingly, it is essential to identify mechanisms and conditions that can protect gig workers from psychological deter…
The Paw‐Sitive Side of Telework: How Human–Animal Interactions Enhance Work Engagement and Performance
Recently identified as a pet‐friendly practice, teleworking allows people to perform their work while being near their pets. This study relied on the social exchange theory to develop a conceptual framework hypothesizing that work breaks including human–animal interactions would mediate the relationship between the work modality (onsite or telework) and affective (work engagement) and behavioral (performance) outcomes. Also, based on social excha…
Beyond companionship: Pets are non-human beings that protect humans’ health
Workplace micro-aggressions and affective consequences: The moderating role of emotional contagion
This study applied affective events theory to conceptualize micro-aggressions as affective micro-events and tested (1) the mediating role of negative affect in the relationship between micro-aggressions and (a) emotional exhaustion and (b) work engagement, and (2) the moderating role of emotional contagion in these indirect relationships. A daily diary design was employed with a sample of 40 participants over five consecutive days, resulting in 2…
Harmony at Home—Nurturing Work‐Pet Family Enrichment and Harmony Through a Self‐Determination Lens: The Moderating Role of the Dark Triad
Work‐pet[family] enrichment has been recognised as an important part of the work‐family boundaries as many families have pets of their own. Despite its increasing importance for both families and organisations, so far, no studies have explored how and when it increases harmony at home. Relying on the self‐determination theory, we argued that work‐pet[family] enrichment would improve employees' harmony through the satisfaction of autonomy, related…
The Impact of Morning Meditation and Sleep Quality on Affective and Health Outcomes in Healthcare Workers
These findings underscore the interactive effect of prior-night sleep quality and morning meditation on affective and health-related outcomes by the end of the day. By identifying sleep quality as a key boundary condition, we contribute to a more nuanced understanding of when meditation is most beneficial. Our findings have significant implications for both research and practice, particularly in high-stress environments such as healthcare, where …
Female football leadership styles: How leaders influence players’ perception of meaningful work
Purpose Applying the Self-Determination Theory (SDT), this research aimed to investigate whether female football players’ satisfaction of basic psychological needs explains the impact of transformational and transactional leadership on their sense of meaningful work. Based on self-determination theory, a conceptual model was developed hypothesizing that transformational and transactional leadership styles would be positively associated with meani…
Unlocking Positive Affect in Public Institutions: How Daily Recovery and Micro‐Interruptions Shape Adaptive Performance in the Workplace
Based on the conservation of resources theory and the affective events theory, we have developed a framework to analyze how daily recovery enhances daily adaptive behaviors (adaptive performance), and how that improves daily positive affect. Moreover, we develop theoretical arguments for daily micro‐interruptions as a boundary condition that buffers this relation and argue that the work context (i.e., telework, or at the office) can function as a…
Exploring the Relationship Between Human–Animal Interactions at Work and Mental Health: Unraveling the Dynamics for Individuals With Higher Neuroticism
Daily interactions typically can be a reflection of a person's mental health. Despite the existing literature emphasizing the importance of social interactions for mental health, few studies have focused on human–animal interactions, particularly in the work context. Thus, this study sought to expand knowledge and relied on the affective events theory to test (1) the mediating role of the daily affect ratio in the relationship between daily human…
The impact of human–animal interactions during micro‐breaks on sleep quality and work engagement: A within‐person approach
This study draws on the Recovery Step Model and the Conservation of Resources (COR) theory to propose a framework that examines how and when sleep quality influences work engagement. Specifically, we tested a moderated mediation model where sleep quality predicts employees' work engagement through enhanced self‐regulatory resources at the within‐person level. Additionally, we investigated whether human–animal interactions (HAIs), during micro‐bre…
Um Estudo Sobre as Experiências De Mulheres No Transporte Coletivo De João Pessoa - Pb
Esse estudo versou sobre a mobilidade urbana vista pelos olhos do principal público dos transportes coletivos: as mulheres. A pesquisa ocorreu ao longo do ano de 2022 e foi realizada na cidade de João Pessoa - PB junto a 20 usuárias de duas linhas de ônibus circulares. Foram feitas entrevistas e ensaio fotográfico nos quais foram detectados inúmeros problemas em termos do deslocamento cotidiano, dentre os quais se destacaram: a má qualidade do tr…
Daily uncertainty may overshadow the role of perceived manager effectiveness on daily performance via experienced daily positive affect: A multilevel study
OBJECTIVES: In this study, we expand on the existing work on daily performance by focusing on (1) within-person fluctuation in perceived manager effectiveness in relation to daily positive affective experiences and daily performance and (2) between-person fluctuations in uncertainty as a relevant boundary condition of these relationships. METHODS: Multilevel data from 101 managers (1,010 measurement occasions) were used to test the hypotheses. RE…
How good is teleworking? Development and validation of the tele attitude scale
The objective of this study was to develop and validate a measure called the Tele Attitude Scale (TAS). This measure aims to evaluate relevant aspects of the teleworking experience related to its perceived effects regarding, for instance: job characteristics, perceived productivity, quality of work-related interactions, work-non-work balance, and well-being. Four studies were conducted between 2021 and 2022. First, a qualitative study was conduct…
How was your day? A within‐person analysis of how mental health may moderate the route from daily micro‐events to satisfaction after work via affect and contextual performance
This study builds on the affective events theory and the conservation of resources theory to propose a model that analyses an affect‐to‐behaviour‐to‐outcome route, highlighting how daily micro‐events and subsequent affective reactions lead to behaviours (performance) and cognitions (satisfaction after work), and how mental health moderates this process. Results from a 5‐day diary study, during the pandemic ( N = 250, n = 1221), provided data to t…
Pets at work: Integrating pet-friendly initiatives into human resources for enhanced workplace harmony
Overall, Portugal is seen as having a conservative culture, which slows the dissemination and implementation of these measures. To overcome these challenges, several managerial recommendations have been proposed. Raising awareness and fostering discussion on the topic are crucial steps toward integrating pet-friendly policies into human resources management
Exploring How the Dark Triad and Curiosity Shape the Trajectory of Affective Events in Response to Covid-19 Stress and Psychological Well-Being: A Three-Way Interaction Model
Background: The present research relied on the affective events theory to develop a framework explaining how daily micro-events trigger affective reactions that, in turn, influence quality-of-life indicators (i.e., psychological well-being and COVID-19 stress). We further delineated theoretical arguments for curiosity as a boundary condition that moderated this relation and proposed the dark triad (Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) a…
Unfriendly customer behaviors and employees’ psychological capital: The role of health symptoms and positive humor events
Can engagement and performance be improved through online training on emotional intelligence? A quasi-experimental approach
Purpose Online learning is an effective training strategy to help students, as one of the success factors is academic engagement. Therefore, the use of online training courses to influence academic engagement and performance in emotional intelligence learning experiences is worthy of investigation. This study explores the influence of emotional intelligence as an online training course and its impact on academic engagement and learning outcomes–p…
Pawing’ uncertainty! how dogs attenuate the impact of daily hassles at work on uncertainty
This study advances knowledge regarding the pawing-effect (the reduced uncertainty to daily hassles on dog owners) on employees' uncertainty to daily hassles and opens new venues for research regarding their role in work-related outcomes. Further, future research could examine how human-dog interactions or the quality of their relationship may benefit owners and explore the benefits of bringing dogs to work periodically
The Black Unicorn Effect: Micro-daily Events and Satisfaction Decrease the Covid-19 Xenophobia, but Only for Those With Low Levels of Neuroticism
Drawing on the behavioral concordance model and the trait activation theory, this study examined how and when daily micro-events influence COVID-19 xenophobic attitudes. First, we examined the mediating role of satisfaction, and then, tested the moderating role of neuroticism in the mediated relationship. Overall, 340 working adults volunteered to participate in this study. The findings revealed that (1) satisfaction mediated the negative relatio…
The path from social and organizational resources to satisfaction: The mediating role of academic engagement and the moderating role of psychological capital
Purpose This study draws on the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model to analyze if (1) social and organizational resources impact students' satisfaction, via academic engagement, and (2) psychological capital moderates the mediating path. Design/methodology/approach To test our hypotheses, the authors collected data from two well-established higher education institutions (HEIs), in which 840 students participated. Findings Additionally, the results…
The Furr-Recovery Method: Interacting with Furry Co-Workers during Work Time Is a Micro-Break That Recovers Workers’ Regulatory Resources and Contributes to Their Performance
Drawing on the conservation of resources theory and the recovery step model our research expands on a cognitive (regulatory resources) mechanism that links human-animal interactions and employee performance. This study aimed to explore whether daily human-animal interactions during worktime would be conceived as a daily-recovery process that restores the individual's daily regulatory resources and, as a result, improves daily adaptive and task pe…
Unleashing the Furr-Recovery Method: Interacting with Pets in Teleworking Replenishes the Self’s Regulatory Resources: Evidence from a Daily-Diary Study
This study is based on the conservation of resources theory and the recovery step model in order to further explore the furr-recovery method-a mechanism through which workers break their routine by taking micro-moments to interact with their "furry co-workers," thus relieving their fatigue and tension or other negative affective states. Based on this, we argue that this method not only serves the purpose of restoring self-regulatory resources but…
Friends with Benefits: The Positive Consequences of Pet-Friendly Practices for Workers’ Well-Being
Although there is evidence that pets may help individuals who are facing significant daily stressors, little is known about the benefits of pet-friendly practices for their owners' well-being. Based on the social exchange theory and on the Rusbult investment model, we argue that organizational pet-friendly practices will be viewed as a source of support from an organization that increases workers' organizational identification, which in turn will…
A supportive climate may protect well-being from negative humour events: A Test of the Affective Events Theory With Humour Events
This study investigated: (a) the mediating role of affect between humour events and well-being at work and (b) the moderating role of psychological work climate in the indirect relationship between humour events and well-being at work, via affect. The moderated mediation model was tested through a study with 93 full-time employees. We used regressions and bootstrapping analyses to test the moderated mediation model. The findings indicated a signi…
Validation of the Flourishing Scale and Scale of Positive and Negative Experience in Portugal
Psychometric Properties of a Portuguese Version of the Subjective Happiness Scale
A Markov Chain Analysis of Emotional Exchange in Voice-to-Voice Communication: Testing for the Mimicry Hypothesis of Emotional Contagion
Mimicry is a central plank of the emotional contagion theory, however it was only tested with facial and postural emotional stimuli.This study explores the existence of mimicry in voice tovoice communication by analyzing 8747 sequences of emotional displays between customers and employees in a callcenter context.We listened live to 967 telephone interactions, registered the sequences of emotional displays and analyzed them with a Markov chain.We …
The impact of human–animal interactions during micro‐breaks on sleep quality and work engagement: A within‐person approach
This study draws on the Recovery Step Model and the Conservation of Resources (COR) theory to propose a framework that examines how and when sleep quality influences work engagement. Specifically, we tested a moderated mediation model where sleep quality predicts employees' work engagement through enhanced self‐regulatory resources at the within‐person level. Additionally, we investigated whether human–animal interactions (HAIs), during micro‐bre…
Psychometric Properties of a Portuguese Version of the Subjective Happiness Scale
Validation of the Flourishing Scale and Scale of Positive and Negative Experience in Portugal
A Markov Chain Analysis of Emotional Exchange in Voice-to-Voice Communication: Testing for the Mimicry Hypothesis of Emotional Contagion
Mimicry is a central plank of the emotional contagion theory, however it was only tested with facial and postural emotional stimuli.This study explores the existence of mimicry in voice tovoice communication by analyzing 8747 sequences of emotional displays between customers and employees in a callcenter context.We listened live to 967 telephone interactions, registered the sequences of emotional displays and analyzed them with a Markov chain.We …
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Curiosity did not kill the cat: It made it stronger and happy, but only if the cat was not “dark”
OBJECTIVE: The present research explores the path between work-related curiosity and positive affect. To justify this relationship, we rely on the conservation of resources theory (COR) and include performance as a mediator of the curiosity-positive affect path, such that curiosity was expected to stimulate performance, resulting in higher positive affect. We also aimed to explore whether the Dark Triad personality would moderate this mediating p…
The path from social and organizational resources to satisfaction: The mediating role of academic engagement and the moderating role of psychological capital
Purpose This study draws on the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model to analyze if (1) social and organizational resources impact students' satisfaction, via academic engagement, and (2) psychological capital moderates the mediating path. Design/methodology/approach To test our hypotheses, the authors collected data from two well-established higher education institutions (HEIs), in which 840 students participated. Findings Additionally, the results…
The Furr-Recovery Method: Interacting with Furry Co-Workers during Work Time Is a Micro-Break That Recovers Workers’ Regulatory Resources and Contributes to Their Performance
Drawing on the conservation of resources theory and the recovery step model our research expands on a cognitive (regulatory resources) mechanism that links human-animal interactions and employee performance. This study aimed to explore whether daily human-animal interactions during worktime would be conceived as a daily-recovery process that restores the individual's daily regulatory resources and, as a result, improves daily adaptive and task pe…
Unleashing the Furr-Recovery Method: Interacting with Pets in Teleworking Replenishes the Self’s Regulatory Resources: Evidence from a Daily-Diary Study
This study is based on the conservation of resources theory and the recovery step model in order to further explore the furr-recovery method-a mechanism through which workers break their routine by taking micro-moments to interact with their "furry co-workers," thus relieving their fatigue and tension or other negative affective states. Based on this, we argue that this method not only serves the purpose of restoring self-regulatory resources but…
Friends with Benefits: The Positive Consequences of Pet-Friendly Practices for Workers’ Well-Being
Although there is evidence that pets may help individuals who are facing significant daily stressors, little is known about the benefits of pet-friendly practices for their owners' well-being. Based on the social exchange theory and on the Rusbult investment model, we argue that organizational pet-friendly practices will be viewed as a source of support from an organization that increases workers' organizational identification, which in turn will…
A supportive climate may protect well-being from negative humour events: A Test of the Affective Events Theory With Humour Events
This study investigated: (a) the mediating role of affect between humour events and well-being at work and (b) the moderating role of psychological work climate in the indirect relationship between humour events and well-being at work, via affect. The moderated mediation model was tested through a study with 93 full-time employees. We used regressions and bootstrapping analyses to test the moderated mediation model. The findings indicated a signi…
Unfriendly customer behaviors and employees’ psychological capital: The role of health symptoms and positive humor events
Can engagement and performance be improved through online training on emotional intelligence? A quasi-experimental approach
Purpose Online learning is an effective training strategy to help students, as one of the success factors is academic engagement. Therefore, the use of online training courses to influence academic engagement and performance in emotional intelligence learning experiences is worthy of investigation. This study explores the influence of emotional intelligence as an online training course and its impact on academic engagement and learning outcomes–p…
Pawing’ uncertainty! how dogs attenuate the impact of daily hassles at work on uncertainty
This study advances knowledge regarding the pawing-effect (the reduced uncertainty to daily hassles on dog owners) on employees' uncertainty to daily hassles and opens new venues for research regarding their role in work-related outcomes. Further, future research could examine how human-dog interactions or the quality of their relationship may benefit owners and explore the benefits of bringing dogs to work periodically
The Black Unicorn Effect: Micro-daily Events and Satisfaction Decrease the Covid-19 Xenophobia, but Only for Those With Low Levels of Neuroticism
Drawing on the behavioral concordance model and the trait activation theory, this study examined how and when daily micro-events influence COVID-19 xenophobic attitudes. First, we examined the mediating role of satisfaction, and then, tested the moderating role of neuroticism in the mediated relationship. Overall, 340 working adults volunteered to participate in this study. The findings revealed that (1) satisfaction mediated the negative relatio…
Um Estudo Sobre as Experiências De Mulheres No Transporte Coletivo De João Pessoa - Pb
Esse estudo versou sobre a mobilidade urbana vista pelos olhos do principal público dos transportes coletivos: as mulheres. A pesquisa ocorreu ao longo do ano de 2022 e foi realizada na cidade de João Pessoa - PB junto a 20 usuárias de duas linhas de ônibus circulares. Foram feitas entrevistas e ensaio fotográfico nos quais foram detectados inúmeros problemas em termos do deslocamento cotidiano, dentre os quais se destacaram: a má qualidade do tr…
Daily uncertainty may overshadow the role of perceived manager effectiveness on daily performance via experienced daily positive affect: A multilevel study
OBJECTIVES: In this study, we expand on the existing work on daily performance by focusing on (1) within-person fluctuation in perceived manager effectiveness in relation to daily positive affective experiences and daily performance and (2) between-person fluctuations in uncertainty as a relevant boundary condition of these relationships. METHODS: Multilevel data from 101 managers (1,010 measurement occasions) were used to test the hypotheses. RE…
How good is teleworking? Development and validation of the tele attitude scale
The objective of this study was to develop and validate a measure called the Tele Attitude Scale (TAS). This measure aims to evaluate relevant aspects of the teleworking experience related to its perceived effects regarding, for instance: job characteristics, perceived productivity, quality of work-related interactions, work-non-work balance, and well-being. Four studies were conducted between 2021 and 2022. First, a qualitative study was conduct…
How was your day? A within‐person analysis of how mental health may moderate the route from daily micro‐events to satisfaction after work via affect and contextual performance
This study builds on the affective events theory and the conservation of resources theory to propose a model that analyses an affect‐to‐behaviour‐to‐outcome route, highlighting how daily micro‐events and subsequent affective reactions lead to behaviours (performance) and cognitions (satisfaction after work), and how mental health moderates this process. Results from a 5‐day diary study, during the pandemic ( N = 250, n = 1221), provided data to t…
Pets at work: Integrating pet-friendly initiatives into human resources for enhanced workplace harmony
Overall, Portugal is seen as having a conservative culture, which slows the dissemination and implementation of these measures. To overcome these challenges, several managerial recommendations have been proposed. Raising awareness and fostering discussion on the topic are crucial steps toward integrating pet-friendly policies into human resources management
Exploring How the Dark Triad and Curiosity Shape the Trajectory of Affective Events in Response to Covid-19 Stress and Psychological Well-Being: A Three-Way Interaction Model
Background: The present research relied on the affective events theory to develop a framework explaining how daily micro-events trigger affective reactions that, in turn, influence quality-of-life indicators (i.e., psychological well-being and COVID-19 stress). We further delineated theoretical arguments for curiosity as a boundary condition that moderated this relation and proposed the dark triad (Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) a…
The Paw‐Sitive Side of Telework: How Human–Animal Interactions Enhance Work Engagement and Performance
Recently identified as a pet‐friendly practice, teleworking allows people to perform their work while being near their pets. This study relied on the social exchange theory to develop a conceptual framework hypothesizing that work breaks including human–animal interactions would mediate the relationship between the work modality (onsite or telework) and affective (work engagement) and behavioral (performance) outcomes. Also, based on social excha…
Beyond companionship: Pets are non-human beings that protect humans’ health
Workplace micro-aggressions and affective consequences: The moderating role of emotional contagion
This study applied affective events theory to conceptualize micro-aggressions as affective micro-events and tested (1) the mediating role of negative affect in the relationship between micro-aggressions and (a) emotional exhaustion and (b) work engagement, and (2) the moderating role of emotional contagion in these indirect relationships. A daily diary design was employed with a sample of 40 participants over five consecutive days, resulting in 2…
Harmony at Home—Nurturing Work‐Pet Family Enrichment and Harmony Through a Self‐Determination Lens: The Moderating Role of the Dark Triad
Work‐pet[family] enrichment has been recognised as an important part of the work‐family boundaries as many families have pets of their own. Despite its increasing importance for both families and organisations, so far, no studies have explored how and when it increases harmony at home. Relying on the self‐determination theory, we argued that work‐pet[family] enrichment would improve employees' harmony through the satisfaction of autonomy, related…
The Impact of Morning Meditation and Sleep Quality on Affective and Health Outcomes in Healthcare Workers
These findings underscore the interactive effect of prior-night sleep quality and morning meditation on affective and health-related outcomes by the end of the day. By identifying sleep quality as a key boundary condition, we contribute to a more nuanced understanding of when meditation is most beneficial. Our findings have significant implications for both research and practice, particularly in high-stress environments such as healthcare, where …
Psychology (25 works) · Social Psychology (21 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Applied Psychology (9 works) · Developmental psychology (8 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Human-Animal Interaction Studies (7 works) · Work (physics (6 works) · Affect (linguistics) (5 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (5 works)