Emotional intelligence as a moderator in the emotional labour-burnout relationship: evidence from Malaysian HR professionals

The role of emotions amongst employees with extensive interpersonal interactions has been identified as critical for both individual and organisational performance. This particular study examines the relationship between emotional labour, trait emotional intelligence and three dimensions of burnout....

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Main Authors: Mustafa, Michael, Santos, Angeli, Chern, Gwi Terk
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Published: Inderscience 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37704/
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description The role of emotions amongst employees with extensive interpersonal interactions has been identified as critical for both individual and organisational performance. This particular study examines the relationship between emotional labour, trait emotional intelligence and three dimensions of burnout. Specifically, we examine whether trait emotional intelligence moderates the relationship between emotional labour and burnout. Based on a sample of 136 Malaysian HR professionals, we find that surface acting, but not deep acting, is a significant direct predictor of personal and work-related burnout. More interestingly though, trait emotional intelligence only buffered the effects between deep acting strategies and personal and work-related burnout. The findings from our study contribute to a deeper understanding of the conditions under which emotional labour can be beneficial to employee well-being.
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spelling nottingham-377042020-05-04T17:59:16Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37704/ Emotional intelligence as a moderator in the emotional labour-burnout relationship: evidence from Malaysian HR professionals Mustafa, Michael Santos, Angeli Chern, Gwi Terk The role of emotions amongst employees with extensive interpersonal interactions has been identified as critical for both individual and organisational performance. This particular study examines the relationship between emotional labour, trait emotional intelligence and three dimensions of burnout. Specifically, we examine whether trait emotional intelligence moderates the relationship between emotional labour and burnout. Based on a sample of 136 Malaysian HR professionals, we find that surface acting, but not deep acting, is a significant direct predictor of personal and work-related burnout. More interestingly though, trait emotional intelligence only buffered the effects between deep acting strategies and personal and work-related burnout. The findings from our study contribute to a deeper understanding of the conditions under which emotional labour can be beneficial to employee well-being. Inderscience 2016-07-28 Article PeerReviewed Mustafa, Michael, Santos, Angeli and Chern, Gwi Terk (2016) Emotional intelligence as a moderator in the emotional labour-burnout relationship: evidence from Malaysian HR professionals. International Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion, 7 (2). pp. 143-164. ISSN 1740-8946 Emotional labour; Emotional intelligence; Trait EI; Employee burnout; Person-job fit; Malaysia; Employee emotions; Interpersonal interactions; Human resources; Surface acting; Deep acting; Employee wellbeing; Trait congruency; Individual traits; Personality traits http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJWOE.2016.078091 doi:10.1504/IJWOE.2016.078091 doi:10.1504/IJWOE.2016.078091
spellingShingle Emotional labour; Emotional intelligence; Trait EI; Employee burnout; Person-job fit; Malaysia; Employee emotions; Interpersonal interactions; Human resources; Surface acting; Deep acting; Employee wellbeing; Trait congruency; Individual traits; Personality traits
Mustafa, Michael
Santos, Angeli
Chern, Gwi Terk
Emotional intelligence as a moderator in the emotional labour-burnout relationship: evidence from Malaysian HR professionals
title Emotional intelligence as a moderator in the emotional labour-burnout relationship: evidence from Malaysian HR professionals
title_full Emotional intelligence as a moderator in the emotional labour-burnout relationship: evidence from Malaysian HR professionals
title_fullStr Emotional intelligence as a moderator in the emotional labour-burnout relationship: evidence from Malaysian HR professionals
title_full_unstemmed Emotional intelligence as a moderator in the emotional labour-burnout relationship: evidence from Malaysian HR professionals
title_short Emotional intelligence as a moderator in the emotional labour-burnout relationship: evidence from Malaysian HR professionals
title_sort emotional intelligence as a moderator in the emotional labour-burnout relationship: evidence from malaysian hr professionals
topic Emotional labour; Emotional intelligence; Trait EI; Employee burnout; Person-job fit; Malaysia; Employee emotions; Interpersonal interactions; Human resources; Surface acting; Deep acting; Employee wellbeing; Trait congruency; Individual traits; Personality traits
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https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37704/