Does recovery buffer against emotional labor in terms of motivational outcomes at work? Analyzing age differences among Finnish health care professionals

The aging population impacts on today's health care sector by depleting the workforce of healthcare professionals (), and by increasing the number of people needing medical care (see e.g., Cooper, Getzen, McKee,& Laud, 2002; Oulton, 2006; Parker& Thorslund, 2007). This puts health care professionals under pressure by forcing them to work faster, increasing their already high work stress and impairing their work ability. Due to a labor shortage in health care, there is an interest in retaining health care professionals in the workforce as long as possible.
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