Sílvia Lopes

Sílvia Lopes has been carrying out her research activity in the field of contingent work, analyzing variables such as the motivations and well-being of temporary workers inside and outside work. It was in this area that she elaborated her doctoral thesis under the supervision of Professor Doctor Maria José Chambel. In addition, Sílvia Lopes has been studying other populations, such as Portuguese militaries.

Contingent work; Motivations; Well-being; Workers’ Attitudes and Behaviors.

Journal Referee:
—Social Indicators Research(since 2014).
—The Spanish Journal of Psychology(since 2018).

September 2018: Member of the Scientific and Organizing Committee in “13th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology Conference” (EAOHP) – ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon, Portugal.

Lopes, S., & Chambel, M. J. (2017). Temporary agency workers’ motivations and well-being at work: A two-wave study. International Journal of Stress Management, 24(4), 321-346. doi: 10.1037/str0000041

Chambel, M. J., Lopes, S., & Batista, J. (2016). The effects of temporary agency work contract transitions on well-being. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 89(8), 1215-1228. doi: 10.1007/s00420-016-1158-y

Lopes, S., Chambel, M. J., Castanheira, F., & Oliveira-Cruz, F. (2015). Measuring job satisfaction in Portuguese military sergeants and officers: Validation of the Job Descriptive Index and the Job in General scale. Military Psychology,27(1), 52-63. doi: 0.1037/mil0000060

Lopes, S., & Chambel, M. J. (2014). Motives for being temporary agency worker: Validity study of one measure according to the self-determination theory. Social Indicators Research, 116(1), 137-152. doi: 10.1007/s11205-013-0273-3

Lopes, S., & Chambel, M. J. (2012). Reciprocity of temporary and permanent workers: An exploratory study in an industrial company. The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 15(3), 1163-1176. doi: 10.5209/rev_SJOP.2012.v15.n3.39405