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Reframing emotional labor: A mixed-methods study of animal health technologists

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Pages 205-227 | Received 26 Jul 2021, Accepted 01 Mar 2022, Published online: 26 Mar 2022
 

Abstract

Similar to other health care workers, animal health technologists (AHTs) face emotionally demanding expectations nursing patients and supporting family members. We explore how AHTs experience emotional labor and whether they cope by reframing their work as meaningful and valuable. This study uses a two-phase, exploratory mixed-methods design with data from 12 online interviews and 292 online questionnaires from AHTs. The results show that the emotional labor of caring for clients and conflict with coworkers is associated with greater depression and reframing work as satisfying reduces depression. We discuss how reframing can be an effective coping strategy to improve mental health.

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Funding

This research was supported by a research grant from Alberta Association of Animal Health Technologists. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Alberta Association of Animal Health Technologists.

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