The Performance of Emotional Labour in Psychologists Conducting Psychotherapy

Factors contributing to burnout in psychologists providing psychotherapy has been explored previously but the potential contribution of emotional labour has been neglected. I present findings from mixed-methods research drawn from semi-structured interviews and an online survey. A link between emoti...

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Main Author: Clarke, James J.
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2023
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/92585
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description Factors contributing to burnout in psychologists providing psychotherapy has been explored previously but the potential contribution of emotional labour has been neglected. I present findings from mixed-methods research drawn from semi-structured interviews and an online survey. A link between emotional labour, burnout, and other outcomes is established. Findings also significantly contribute to literature regarding contributing factors to emotional labour in psychologists, conceptualisation and measurement of emotional labour, and potential strategies to manage emotional labour effectively.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-925852023-06-26T05:57:36Z The Performance of Emotional Labour in Psychologists Conducting Psychotherapy Clarke, James J. Factors contributing to burnout in psychologists providing psychotherapy has been explored previously but the potential contribution of emotional labour has been neglected. I present findings from mixed-methods research drawn from semi-structured interviews and an online survey. A link between emotional labour, burnout, and other outcomes is established. Findings also significantly contribute to literature regarding contributing factors to emotional labour in psychologists, conceptualisation and measurement of emotional labour, and potential strategies to manage emotional labour effectively. 2023 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/92585 Curtin University fulltext
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title_short The Performance of Emotional Labour in Psychologists Conducting Psychotherapy
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url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/92585