Self-worth and bonding emotions are related to well-being in health-care providers: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interacting with patients can elicit a myriad of emotions in health-care providers. This may result in satisfaction or put providers at risk for stress-related conditions such as burnout. The present study attempted to identify emotions that promote provider well-being. Following eudaimonic models of well-being, we tested whether certain types of emotions that reflect fulfilment of basic needs (self-worth, bonding with patients) rather than positive emotions in general (as suggested by hedonic models) are linked to well-being. Specifically, we hypothesized that well-being is associated with positive emotions directed at the self, which reflect self-worth, and positive as well as negative emotions (e.g., worry) directed at the patient, which reflect bonding. However, we e

SUBMITTER: Weilenmann S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8139026 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature