Can employees be emotionally drained by witnessing unpleasant interactions between coworkers? A diary study of induced emotion regulation

Work and Stress

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 112-129

  Totterdell, Peter ^a   Hershcovis, M Sandy ^b   Niven, Karen ^c   Reich, Tara C ^d   Stride, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

diary study; emotion regulation; emotional fatigue; self control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861853571     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678373.2012.681153     Document Type: Article

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