1998
DOI: 10.1177/089124198027003003
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Professional Feelings as Emotional Labor

Abstract: Emotional labor is what workers do with their feelings to comply with organizational role requirements. This article explores the concept in professional organizations, examining the psychotherapeutic discourse of objectivity, neutrality, and care as feeling rules. Based on a study in a residential psychiatric facility in Israel, the authors found that counselors labored to display aspired professional feelings despite the absence of memos, protocols, or training sessions. Who told them to do so? How did they … Show more

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“…These included the enhancement of professional judgement and commitment to a professional identity (Yanay and Shahar 1998), psychological detachment from deeply felt emotions (Rafaeli and Sutton 1987), self-efficacy, objectivity and emotional equilibrium (Ashforth and Humphrey 1993).…”
Section: Emotional Dissonance and Its Significance To Marketingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These included the enhancement of professional judgement and commitment to a professional identity (Yanay and Shahar 1998), psychological detachment from deeply felt emotions (Rafaeli and Sutton 1987), self-efficacy, objectivity and emotional equilibrium (Ashforth and Humphrey 1993).…”
Section: Emotional Dissonance and Its Significance To Marketingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Emotion regulation during interaction with patients is an inherent demand in the delivery of primary health care (Diefendorff, Erickson, Grandey & Dahling, 2011;Larson & Yao, 2005;Martínez-Iñigo, et al, 2009) that it is usually under-appreciated by the organizations (Henderson, 2001;James, 1993;Smith & Kleiman, 1989;Yanay & Shahar, 1998) and unacknowledged by colleagues, due to the isolation of health professionals in primary care settings. All this makes reciprocity from the patients a core source for professionals' recovery from their emotion regulation effort and a key factor in determining job well-being (Schaufeli et al, 1996).…”
Section: Methods Research Contextmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Kristin's story underlines how crucial the emotion work is for professional socialisation (Yanay and Shahar, 1998). Zembylas (2005), citing Reddy, describes an 'emotional regime' in teachers' development.…”
Section: Controlling Feelingsmentioning
confidence: 99%