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  • The study investigated how work engagement affects the relationship between emotion regulation and mental health among professionals in long-term care facilities in Brazil.
  • A cross-sectional approach was taken with 104 participants, measuring emotion regulation, work engagement, and mental health using self-report scales and multiple mediation models.
  • Results indicated that both expressive suppression and cognitive reappraisal led to increased vigor, which helped reduce anxiety and stress, suggesting that effective emotion regulation enhances resilience and persistence in the workplace.

Article Abstract

Background: This study examined whether work engagement mediated the association between emotion regulation and mental health of professionals working in long-term care institutions for older adults in Brazil.

Participants And Procedure: A cross-sectional study with a total of 104 professionals working in 13 long-term care facilities for the elderly in Brazil was conducted. Emotion regulation (expressive suppression and cognitive reappraisal), work engagement (vigor, dedication, and absorption), and mental health (depression, anxiety, and stress) were measured using self-report scales. Multiple mediation models were used to test the mediating role of engagement.

Results: Expressive suppression was associated with more vigor, which in turn was associated with less anxiety and stress; cognitive reappraisal was associated with more vigor, which in turn was associated with less anxiety and stress. No indirect effects were found for depression.

Conclusions: Expressive suppression and cognitive reappraisal strategies to regulate emotions seem to be associated with more vigor in terms of resilience and persistence to deal with work demands in these professionals. These results seem to suggest that workers who are more capable of regulating their emotions (using both expressive suppression and cognitive reappraisal in a flexible way according to work demands) are more likely to be resilient, invest in their profession, and be persistent in the face of difficulties. This, in turn, contributes to protecting them from experiencing anxiety and stress.

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