Predictive Ability of Emotion Regulation in the Quality of Professional Life among Mental Health Professionals in Refugee Camps Conflict-Affected
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Emotion Regulation, Quality of Professional Life, Mental Health Professionals, Syrian Refugees Affected by the Conflict.Abstract
This study aimed to determine the level of emotional regulation and quality of work life in a sample of mental health professionals in Syrian refugee camps affected by the conflict, and the relative contribution of emotional regulation to quality of work life. The study sample consisted of 234 mental health professionals with experience in providing clinical mental health care in Syrian refugee camps affected by the conflict (93 males, 141 females) selected by convenience sampling. Data were collected using the Emotional Regulation Scale (ERS) and the Quality of Work Life Scale (QWLS) after confirming their psychometric properties. The results of the study showed that both the level of emotional regulation and the quality of work life were moderate. The results of the study for the sample as a whole showed the ability of (reappraisal, years of experience, and gender) to predict the quality of work life, which together explained 19. The variable (reappraisal) was the most predictive of the quality of work life scale, explaining 13.8% of the variance, followed by the variable (years of experience) which explained 3.1% of the variance, followed by the variable (gender) which explained 2.2% of the variance, and the variable (years of experience) which explained 2.2% of the variance. The results also indicated that there was no effect of the variables of educational level and age. The study concluded with a set of recommendations, most notably improving the quality of work life by providing supportive work environments, including creating a positive psychological environment, and offering work-life balance programmers
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