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Understanding job satisfaction and occupational stressors of distinctive roles in zoos and aquariums

dc.contributor.authorBrando, Sabrina
dc.contributor.authorRachinas-Lopes, Patrícia
dc.contributor.authorGoulart, Vinícius Donisete Lima Rodrigues
dc.contributor.authorHart, Lynette A.
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-27T15:33:16Z
dc.date.available2023-07-27T15:33:16Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractAbstract: For professionals caring for humans or non-human animals, many joys are to be found in working towards what an individual believes to be their calling, especially as they contribute to purposeful, meaningful work consistent with and intrinsic to their own values and beliefs. However, there can be downfalls. Empathic strain, conflict between co-workers, dissatisfaction with upper management, lack of opportunities to make positive changes, limited or no access to level and experience-appropriate professional development, and other stressors are all risks carried by organisations concerned with animal welfare. In the present study, a survey on job satisfaction and workplace stressors was completed by 311 zoo and aquarium professionals working in a range of roles from junior animal care staff to curator. Respondent profiles were created using Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA) and four distinct clusters were identified through Hierarchical Clustering on Principal Components (HCPC), highlighting common themes in different levels of experience and in job roles regarding stressors, satisfaction, and feelings about their work and workplaces. Overall, many zoo professionals were concerned with lacking the ability to feel empowered to do their best for animal welfare, and they described a link between the staff welfare and their perceptions of the welfare of the animals they cared for. Through identifying and understanding where organisations can better support their staff it is possible to target and reduce the number of common stressors faced by zoo professionals, leading to increased staff retention, higher job satisfaction, and an improved ability to perform at their best for animal welfare.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationBrando, S., Rachinas-Lopes, P., Goulart, V. D. L. R., & Hart, L. A. (2023). Understanding Job Satisfaction and Occupational Stressors of Distinctive roles in zoos and aquariums. Animals (2076-2615), 13(12), 2018. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13122018pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ani13122018pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn13284207
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/9243
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPI Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institutept_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectHuman wellbeingpt_PT
dc.subjectAnimal wellbeingpt_PT
dc.subjectAnimal welfarept_PT
dc.subjectHedonicpt_PT
dc.subjectEudaimonicpt_PT
dc.titleUnderstanding job satisfaction and occupational stressors of distinctive roles in zoos and aquariumspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceSwitzerlandpt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage17pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue12pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleAnimalspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume13pt_PT
person.familyNameBrando
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person.familyNameHart
person.givenNameSabrina
person.givenNamePatrícia
person.givenNameLynette
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