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Barchi Rodrigues, Vitória (2025) Determinants of work engagement and quality of working life among Brazilian migrant caregivers in Ireland. Masters thesis, Dublin, National College of Ireland.
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This study investigated how working conditions and legal status (visa type) affect engagement and work-related quality of life (WRQoL) among Brazilian caregivers in Ireland. Grounded in Self-Determination Theory (SDT), the research explored how basic psychological, physiological, and work-related needs connect with engagement and well-being. A quantitative design was adopted, using an online survey completed by 112 Brazilians who currently or previously worked as caregivers in Ireland. To construct the questionnaire, two validated instruments (UWES-9 and WRQoL scale) were applied, together with adapted questions based on W-BNS, which helped to capture specific basic needs, health, and working conditions in this sample. Statistical analyses, including one-way ANOVA and regression models were conducted in SPSS to test relationships between variables. The results indicated that legal status did not significantly predict work engagement, while it negatively affected WRQoL, as Stamp 1 holders reported lower scores. In contrast, quality of working life strongly predicted engagement, with job and career satisfaction, general well-being, and stress at work emerging as the most important domains. Moreover, factors such as pressure to accept extra shifts and covers, insufficient time to eat and drink, and severe health consequences were associated with lower WRQoL. Additionally, the findings highlighted a high turnover risk, as 60.7% of participants reported an intention to leave their positions. This study contributes to the literature by offering a new questionnaire, specific to migrant caregivers, which connects work engagement, quality of working life and basic needs, yet to be further explored and validated by future research. It also extends the understanding of Brazilian workforce in the Irish care sector context, which allowed the study to provide practical implications for employers, NGOs, and policymakers.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Supervisors: | Name Email MacDonald, Robert UNSPECIFIED Fitzgerald, Maurice UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Migrant caregivers; work engagement; work-related quality of life; turnover; legal status; employment conditions |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management R Medicine > Healthcare Industry H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races > Immigrant Communities H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Issues of Labour and Work > Quality of Work Life / Job Satisfaction |
| Divisions: | School of Business (- 2025) > Master of Science in Management |
| Depositing User: | Ciara O'Brien |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Jan 2026 10:36 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Jan 2026 10:36 |
| URI: | https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/9073 |
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