Emotion Work and Musculoskeletal Pain in Supermarket Cashiers: A Test of a Sleep-Mediation Model

Repetitive movement and a lack of postural change are known risk factors for musculoskeletal pain in cashiers. This study tests emotional dissonance – the demand to keep being polite to impolite customers – as an additional risk factor. Furthermore, sleep problems are expected to mediate the link be...

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Main Authors: Maria U. Kottwitz, Cornelia Rolli Salathé, Carina Buser, Achim Elfering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Stockholm University Press 2017-08-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.sjwop.com/articles/25