FEAR OF NEGATIVE EVALUATION AND HAPPINESS AT WORK: THE ROLES OF SOCIAL SUPPORT AND EMOTION REGULATION IN WORKING WOMEN
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https://doi.org/10.14456/tisr.2025.44Keywords:
Fear of Negative Evaluation, Happiness at Work, Social Support, Emotion Regulation, Working WomenAbstract
This paper presents a quantitative study examining the roles of social support and cognitive reappraisal emotion regulation as psychological mechanisms explaining the relationship between fear of negative evaluation and happiness at work among working women in Chiang Mai province. The sample consisted of 250 working women. Research instruments included the Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale, the Happiness at Work Scale, the Perceived Social Support Scale, and the Emotion Regulation Scale. Data analysis involved multiple regression and path analysis. The results indicated that fear of negative evaluation was negatively related to happiness at work, while social support and cognitive reappraisal emotion regulation played mediating roles in the relationship. This study has implications for developing interventions to promote happiness and well-being among working women in the Thai socio-cultural context.
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