The Well-Being of Social Health Professionals: Relationship between Coping Strategies, Emotional Regulation, Metacognition and Quality of Professional Life

Laura Ferro (), Marina Cariello, Alessandra Colombesi, Chiara Adduci, Eleonora Centonze, Giorgia Baccini and Stefania Cristofanelli
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Laura Ferro: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valle d’Aosta, 11100 Aosta, Italy
Marina Cariello: TIARE’, Association for Mental Health, 10125 Turin, Italy
Alessandra Colombesi: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valle d’Aosta, 11100 Aosta, Italy
Chiara Adduci: TIARE’, Association for Mental Health, 10125 Turin, Italy
Eleonora Centonze: TIARE’, Association for Mental Health, 10125 Turin, Italy
Giorgia Baccini: TIARE’, Association for Mental Health, 10125 Turin, Italy
Stefania Cristofanelli: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valle d’Aosta, 11100 Aosta, Italy

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 21, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: Social health professionals should have the knowledge and skills and use personal resources that promote the helping relationship, access to effective intervention strategies, and well-being at work. This study aims to investigate the relationship between some personal resources (coping strategies, emotional regulation and metacognition) and professional satisfaction in a group of social–health professionals working with minors suffering from psychosocial distress. In this professional group, the risk of burnout is common and the quality of professional life is strongly related to the intensity and frequency of exposure to critical and traumatic events. The sample was assessed using self-report instruments: Professional Quality of Life Scale, Coping Orientation to the Problem Experienced, Difficulties in Emotional Regulation Scale and Metacognition Self-Assessment Scale. The quality of professional life showed significant correlations with the psychological characteristics studied. We then tested different regression models: coping orientation scores were found to be a significant predictor of quality of work life for all three components, while emotional dysregulation scores appeared to predict only the burnout component. The quality of professional life of social health professionals was influenced by individual resources at different levels, regardless of knowledge and skills. They showed greater fatigue and aspects of secondary traumatization when emotional disengagement occurred and it seemed to be difficult for them to accept their emotional reactions.

Keywords: social health professionals; quality of professional life; personal resources; coping strategies; emotional regulation; metacognition; minors; burnout; secondary traumatization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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