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Background: Medical professions can affect physicians and, consequently, patients’ mental health. The present research sought to identify the differences in emotion regulation strategies, occupational stress management, and degree of workaholism among general surgery, neurosurgery, and urology residents.
Methods: This survey research was conducted on all general surgery, neurosurgery, and urology residents in Namazi hospital, Shiraz in 2014-2015. The statistical sample included 90 subjects (30 residents from each major). The study data were collected using Gratz’s cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire, Parker and DeCotiis’s job stress scale, and Ahmadi’s workaholism questionnaire. Then, the data were entered into the SPSS statistical software and were analyzed using ANOVA and Tukey’s post-hoc test.
Results: The results showed a significant difference among general surgery, neurosurgery, and urology residents in terms of emotion regulation cognitive strategies. Also, a significant difference was found between neurosurgery and urology residents regarding the degree of occupational stress (p<0.01). Finally, a significant difference among the three groups concerning the degree of workaholism (p=0.001).
Conclusion: Considering the condition of medical profession, the results of this research can be used in terms of emotion regulation strategies, occupational stress, and degree of workaholism. Besides, it is suggested to develop interventions for surgery residents regarding utilization of emotion regulation strategies.
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