The Causes, Effects, and Interventions of Workplace Emotional Exhaustion

Nan Yang

doi:10.54254/2753-7048/6/20220459

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The Causes, Effects, and Interventions of Workplace Emotional Exhaustion

Nan Yang *^,1,

¹ Department of Economics, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, UK

* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/6/20220459

Abstract

Emotional exhaustion is an unhealthy psychological state produced by individuals in the workplace. It is very common in the workplace. Emotional exhaustion that is not dealt with in time will produce adverse impacts on the work and daily life of individuals in the workplace. This study summarizes the causes, effects, and interventions that affect workplace emotional exhaustion by analyzing the research on workplace emotional exhaustion in the past three years. The results show that: personal characteristics, interpersonal relationships, and work itself are important factors that lead to emotional exhaustion of individuals in the workplace. Emotional exhaustion will lead to the decline of individual self-efficacy and work performance in the workplace, which will lead to the decline of organizational commitment and an increase in turnover intention. Correct career choices, work mindfulness training, and necessary psychological disengagement can help alleviate the emotional exhaustion state of professionals. This research helps workplace individuals realize that they are in a state of emotional exhaustion in time, and take corrective measures to intervene in time to minimize the adverse effects of emotional exhaustion.

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Workplace, Emotional exhaustion, Intervention

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Yang,N. (2023). The Causes, Effects, and Interventions of Workplace Emotional Exhaustion. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,6,516-520.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication Studies (ICIHCS 2022), Part 5

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