Self-Guided Activities for Improving Employee Emotions and Emotion Regulation^☆

All authors contributed equally to this chapter. Authorship order was determined randomly. We would like to thank Afra Ahmad for her research and organizational contributions on the chapter.

Abstract

Despite the now sizable body of research documenting the importance of emotions and emotion regulation in the workplace, there is relatively little research investigating methods for improving emotional well-being in organizations. Moreover, well-being interventions that have been historically predominant in psychology are deficient in a variety of ways. In light of these deficits, researchers in other areas of psychology have begun to investigate the role of self-guided activities in enhancing the positive aspects of emotional well-being and emotion regulation. The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of self-guided activities and interventions. To this end, we provide a review and discussion of various theoretical ideas and specific interventions that have been, or could be, adapted into self-guided activities to boost emotions and emotional regulation skills in the workplace. The chapter is meant to provide practical guidance to employers, organizations, and individual employees interested in using self-guided activities to improve well-being and emotion regulation at work.

Citation

Hargrove, A.K., Winslow, C. and Kaplan, S. (2013), "Self-Guided Activities for Improving Employee Emotions and Emotion Regulation^☆

All authors contributed equally to this chapter. Authorship order was determined randomly. We would like to thank Afra Ahmad for her research and organizational contributions on the chapter.

", The Role of Emotion and Emotion Regulation in Job Stress and Well Being (Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being, Vol. 11), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 75-102. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-3555(2013)0000011007