An Exploratory Study of Self-Consciousness and Emotion-Regulation Strategies in Health Care Workers. Issue 1 (August 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Andela, Marie; Auzoult, Laurent; Truchot, Didier
• Is Part Of: Psychological reports. Volume 115:Issue 1(2014)
• Page Start: 106
• Page End: 114
• Publication Date: 2014-08
• Subjects: Psychology -- Periodicals; Psychiatry; Psychology; Psychologie -- Périodiques; Psychology; 150.5
• DOI: 10.2466/20.16.PR0.115c17z4
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0033-2941

Abstract

The goal of this study was to assess relations between public self-consciousness, private self-consciousness (self-reflectiveness and internal state awareness), and two emotion-regulation strategies: cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression. 59 employees of a public hospital completed a survey. Public self-consciousness was not associated with either emotion-regulation strategy, while both dimensions of private self-consciousness were related to the strategies. While self-reflectiveness was correlated with expressive suppression, internal states awareness was associated with cognitive reappraisal.