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- Editorial: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Psychological and behavioral consequences of confinement on physical activity, sedentarism, and rehabilitationPublication . Mochizuki, Luis; Brach, Michael; Almeida, Pedro L.; DE LA VEGA, RICARDO; Garzon, Mauricio; Greve, Julia Maria D'Andrea; Limon, MargaritaThis collection shows that physical activity behavior and COVID-19 are related. Active life during the pandemic provided fewer negative psychological states in different populations. Lockdown and social distancing have created conditions to increase stress, which exercising was a positive action for its reduction or prevention.
- Equipas de alto desempenhoPublication . Almeida, Pedro Henrique Garcia Lopes de; Pimentel, Duarte; Marques-Quinteiro, Pedroinexistente
- Perceptions of organizational justice and commitment of non-family employees in family and non-family firmsPublication . Pimentel, Duarte Nuno Gonçalves; Pires, Juliana Serras; Almeida, Pedro Henrique Garcia Lopes dePurpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore differences between non-family employees of family and non-family firms regarding the perceptions of organizational justice and levels of organizational commitment. Moreover, focusing on non-family employees of family firms, the study assesses the relation between the perceptions of organizational justice and levels of organizational commitment. Finally, the study seeks to understand which dimension of organizational commitment (i.e. affective, continuance, or normative) is more associated with the perceptions of organizational justice of non-family employees working in family firms. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical evidence is provided by a sample of 205 Portuguese employees, 98 non-family employees of family firms, and 107 non-family firms’ employees, who responded to a questionnaire that included organizational justice and commitment measures. All firms included in the sample are small-sized privately owned companies. Findings – Results show that there are no differences between non-family employees of family and non-family firms regarding the perceptions of organizational justice. However, results reveal that there are significant differences regarding the levels of organizational commitment. Furthermore, it was found that, in family firms, non-family employees’ perceptions of organizational justice are positively related to the levels of commitment, especially regarding the affective dimension. Originality/value – This paper aims to contribute to the literature by addressing two classical organizational aspects, which are yet under-researched in the comparison between family and non-family firms, while pursuing to shed some light on the relationship between the perceptions of organizational justice and levels of organizational commitment of non-family employees working in family firms.
- Validation of the Portuguese Adaptation of the Physical Activity and Leisure Motivation Scale (PALMS-p)Publication . Lameiras, João; Almeida, Pedro Henrique Garcia Lopes de; Oliveira, João; Robert, Walan; Martins, Bruno; Hernández-Mendo, Antonio; Rosado, AntónioThe clear decline in the practice of physical activity (PA) in contemporary society has well-documented problematic consequences in public health. It has led to a clear investment of research e orts in the attempt to identify the psychological constructs associated with health behaviors such as PA, in particular, the motivation that leads people to adopt these behaviors. In this context, the objective of the present study is to present a suggestion of a Portuguese version of the Physical Activity and Leisure Motivation Scale (PALMS), denominated PALMS-p. This instrument evaluates the reasons for the practice of PA. The psychometric qualities of the instrument were evaluated in a sample of 234 participants (86 males, 148 females) who practiced di erent PA in a recreational context. Confirmatory factorial analysis confirmed the factorial robustness of the PALMS-p ( 2/df = 2.010 comparative fit index (CFI)=0.950, goodness of fit index (GFI)=0.855, Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI)=0.939 root-mean-square error of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.021, P(RMSEA 0.05) < 0.001), and the results show that this version presents good internal consistency. The present study corroborates the fidelity and validity of PALMS-p as a motivation measure for the practice of PA in the Portuguese population.
- Employer branding and psychological contract in family and non-family firmsPublication . Pimentel, Duarte Nuno Gonçalves; Almeida, Pedro Henrique Garcia Lopes de; Marques-Quinteiro, Pedro; Sousa, MartaABSTRACT: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess differences between employees of family and non-family firms regarding their perceptions of employer branding and psychological contract levels. Moreover, focusing on family firms, the authors assess the relation between the employees’ perceptions of employer branding and the psychological contract levels. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical evidence is provided by a sample of 165 Portuguese employees, 76 employees of family firms and 89 non-family firms’ employees, who responded to a questionnaire that included employer branding and psychological contract measures. All respondents study in small and medium-sized private companies. Findings – The results confirmed the research hypotheses, suggesting that employees of family companies show higher perceptions of employer branding and psychological contract levels than employees of nonfamily companies. Results also reveal that the perceptions of employer branding are positively related to the psychological contract levels of the family firm’s employees. Originality/value – This paper aims to contribute to the literature by addressing two contemporary organizational aspects yet under-addressed in the comparison between family and non-family firms while pursuing to offer insights on the relationship between the perceptions s of employer branding and levels of the psychological contract of employees working in family firms.
- Editorial: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Psychological and behavioral consequences of confinement on physical activity, sedentarism, and rehabilitationPublication . Mochizuki, Luis; Brach, Michael; Almeida, Pedro L.; Vega, Ricardo De La; Garzon, Mauricio; Greve, Julia Maria D'Andrea; Limon, MargaritaThis collection shows that physical activity behavior and COVID-19 are related. Active life during the pandemic provided fewer negative psychological states in different populations. Lockdown and social distancing have created conditions to increase stress, which exercising was a positive action for its reduction or prevention.