INFLUENCE OF LOCUS OF CONTROL AND RESILIENCE IN RELATING OCCUPATIONAL STRESS TO AUDIT QUALITY REDUCING PRACTICES

Authors

  • Alice Carolina Ames Universidade Regional de Blumenau
  • Juçara Haveroth Universidade Regional de Blumenau
  • Paulo Roberto da Cunha Universidade Regional de Blumenau
  • Pinto Ié Universidade Regional de Blumenau

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22561/cvr.v33i3.7040

Keywords:

Occupational Stress, Audit Quality, Locus of Control, Resilience

Abstract

This article aimed to assess the influence of locus of control and resilience in the relationship between occupational stress and practices that reduce audit quality. For this, it carried out a survey with 124 auditors registered with the CNAI of the Federal Accounting Council, through an online questionnaire sent by the network of professional contacts Linkedin®. The results indicated that it does not refer to stress when the Conflict of Roles is increased as Reduced Audit Practices (PRQA); that Role Ambiguity, although it reflects in greater Stress, does not reflect in greater reduction of PRQA. It is concluded that behavioral variables, such as stress and locus of control, affect audit quality and need to be further studied by researchers and considered by regulators from the perspective of what actions can be taken to understand and monitor them. them in the interest of preserving the quality of those issued by the auditors. This study contributes to the audit literature, especially by analyzing behavioral variables, which represent a research gap that still needs to be explored.

Author Biographies

Alice Carolina Ames, Universidade Regional de Blumenau

Doutoranda em Ciências Contábeis e Administração no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Contábeis da Universidade Regional de Blumenau (PPGCC/FURB). Endereço: Rua Antônio da Veiga, 140 – Sala D202 – Bairro Itoupava Seca, CEP: 89.030-903. Blumenau/SC – Brasil; Telefone: (47) 3321-0565; e-mail: aliceames@hotmail.com. Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0027513946536184

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8287-8831

Juçara Haveroth, Universidade Regional de Blumenau

Doutora em Ciências Contábeis e Administração no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Contábeis da Universidade Regional de Blumenau (PPGCC/FURB). Endereço: Rua Antônio da Veiga, 140 – Sala D202 – Bairro Itoupava Seca, CEP: 89.030-903. Blumenau/SC – Brasil; Telefone: (47) 3321-0565; e-mail: jucara_haveroth@hotmail.com. Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7711965074659371

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7327-0667

Paulo Roberto da Cunha , Universidade Regional de Blumenau

Doutor em Ciências Contábeis no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Contábeis da Universidade Regional de Blumenau (PPGCC/FURB). Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Contábeis da Universidade Regional de Blumenau (PPGCC/FURB). Endereço: Rua Antônio da Veiga, 140 – Sala D202 – Bairro Itoupava Seca, CEP: 89.030-903. Blumenau/SC – Brasil; Telefone: (47) 3321-0565; e-mail: pauloccsa@furb.br. Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6291962434969372. 

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5805-9329

Pinto Ié, Universidade Regional de Blumenau

Mestre em Ciências Contábeis e Administração no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Contábeis da Universidade Regional de Blumenau (PPGCC/FURB). Endereço: Rua Antônio da Veiga, 140 – Sala D202 – Bairro Itoupava Seca, CEP: 89.030-903. Blumenau/SC – Brasil; Telefone: (47) 3321-0565; e-mail: pintoie@hotmail.com. Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8593351329372363

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8510-9272

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Published

2023-01-23

How to Cite

CAROLINA AMES, A.; HAVEROTH, J.; ROBERTO DA CUNHA , P. .; IÉ, P. INFLUENCE OF LOCUS OF CONTROL AND RESILIENCE IN RELATING OCCUPATIONAL STRESS TO AUDIT QUALITY REDUCING PRACTICES. Contabilidade Vista & Revista, [S. l.], v. 33, n. 3, p. 44–70, 2023. DOI: 10.22561/cvr.v33i3.7040. Disponível em: https://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/contabilidadevistaerevista/article/view/7040. Acesso em: 18 jul. 2024.