Abstract
The present study examined the relationship between cognitive emotion regulation, social support and job stress. First, we investigated the relationship between cognitive emotion regulation and job stress. Second, we also have investigated that social support from work (peers or supervisors) and non-work (family or social networks) have a moderatoring effect on the relationship between cognitive emotion regulation and job stress. Based on a survey of 127 employees, we found support for our hypotheses that there is a negative relationship between cognitive emotion regulation and job stress. The results also show that work-related and non-work related social support positively moderates the relationship between cognitive emotion regulation and job stress. Results and implications are discussed and suggestions for future research are provided.
Highlights
The relationship between regulation and stress in the workplace is gaining closer attention in the literature
The results show that work-related and non-work related social support positively moderates the relationship between cognitive emotion regulation and job stress
This study investigated the effect of cognitive emotion regulation on job stress
Summary
The relationship between regulation and stress in the workplace is gaining closer attention in the literature. Emotions and emotion-based behavior is at the center of any social interaction. This is true for social interactions at the workplace. Social interactions at the workplace don’t always allow for the exhibition and expression of all the emotions an individual may have. The social context at work often requires the regulation of such experiences. Individuals are not always at liberty to act upon their emotions (Grandey, 2003) Instead they are required to control their emotions while trying to cope with a variety of stressful events (Lazarus & Folkman, 1984). We are interested in looking at the relationship between cognitive emotion regulation and job stress and at the moderating role of social support (Figure 1)
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