Studying the impact of adjusted emotion regulation strategies on job performance

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Although in job performance literature, some variable such as age, sex, personality, work experience and interpersonal relationship has been broadly considered in indicating employees, performance but cognitive emotion regulation strategies and it effect on job performance has not gained enough attention. In addition, emotion and emotion regulation are challenging subject in organizational studies. Individuals constantly regulate their emotions in the workplace and emotion regulation strategies have positive and negative effects on organizations and employees, performance. The Current study demonstrated that how adjusted cognitive emotion regulation strategies have an impact on job performance. This survey was conducted by staff employees of a public organization in Iran. Questionnaires were distributed to collect data. The results indicate that there is no relationship between put into perspective strategy and job performance, meanwhile positive reappraisal strategy and acceptance strategy, are positively associated with job performance. Moreover, there is positive relationship between positive refocused and planning strategy and job performance.

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