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The Psychosocial Consequences of Emotional Labor

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ID9761447
AuthorsAmy Wharton (0000-0002-9763-1655, Washington State University, corresponding author), Amy S Wharton (Washington State University)
Year1999
Volume561
Issue1
Pages158-176
Publication date1999-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0002716299561001011
OpenAlexW4232047866
LanguageEN
Citations received110
References cited24

Understanding the psychological consequences of emotional labor for workers has been an ongoing project among students of emotional labor. Drawing on Hochschild's pathbreaking work in this area, five major streams of qualitative and quantitative research have emerged, including (1) the experiences of workers who perform emotional labor; (2) comparisons between performers and nonperformers of emotional labor; (3) the conditions under which emotional labor may be positive or negative; (4) variations between workers that condition their responses to emotional labor; and (5) consequences of emotional labor at work for workers' private lives. This article reviews each area and concludes with suggestions for future research on the psychological consequences of emotional labor

Demographic economics · Economics · Emotion work · Emotional exhaustion · Emotional labor · Labor relations · Labour economics · Psychosocial · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Emotional Labor in Professions · Employment and Welfare Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Work-Family Balance Challenges

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Citations per year4,23
Citation span2000 - 2026 (27)
Citation velocitycurrent
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