Emotion work as a predictor of psychological well-being in psychiatrists

Pages: 755-757
Bodhraj Kumkaria (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan)

The present study aimed at investigating the role of emotion work in determining psychological well-being among psychiatrist. The sample size consisted of 100 psychiatrists with (50 male & 50 female) from various Government Psychiatric Centers located in different states of India through purposive sampling. Correlational design was used. Participants completed Psychological Well-Being Scale (Ryff & Singer, 1996); Emotion Work Scale (Zapf et al., 1999). The results of the study revealed that psychological well-being of psychiatrist significantly negatively correlates with emotion work (-.975 with P<.01).