Estresse ocupacional: um estudo sobre desencadeadores estressores e seus impactos nos gerentes de obras

Abstract

This study addresses the issue of occupational stress faced by managers of works/projects. The purpose of this research is to analyze the stressors and their impacts on the physical and mental health of managers. To achieve this objective, bibliographical research was carried out, aiming at deepening the theme and collecting sufficient information for the basis of the research. The results revealed a series of factors that increase the level of occupational stress in this managerial role, including short deadlines, poorly prepared or restricted budgets, complexity and technical limitations, in addition to the great challenge with people management. In addition, stress can impact the quality of projects, resulting in errors, rework and customer dissatisfaction. Stress reduction strategies that can be adopted by organizations. Helping factors such as a healthy work environment, adequate emotional support and investment in specific training to face stressful situations. This study highlights the importance of recognizing and addressing the occupational stress of construction managers, in order to improve the quality of life of these professionals. It is hoped that the results of this research will encourage the implementation of appropriate policies and practices, as well as inspire future investigations on the subject, which was observed to still have a lot of field to be explored. The study highlights the importance of recognizing the occupational stress of construction managers, implementing prevention practices and carrying out new reflections on the subject.