title: With a little help from my assistant: buffering the negative effects of emotional dissonance on dentist performance.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In this study, we hypothesized that dentist' interpersonal resources (good cooperation with one's assistant) together with their personal resources (optimism) buffer the negative effects of emotional dissonance (a demand that occurs when there is a difference between felt and displayed emotions) on job performance (in-role and extra-role performance) over time.
  
  
  METHODS
  We carried out Hierarchical Regression Modeling on a sample of 1954 Finnish dentists who participated in a two-wave 4-year longitudinal study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results showed that good cooperation with dental assistants buffered the negative effects of emotional dissonance on both in-role and extra-role performance among the dentists in the long term. However, unexpectedly, dentists' high optimism did not buffer their in-role nor extra-role performance over time under conditions of experiencing high emotional dissonance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We conclude that interpersonal job resources such as good cooperation with one's colleagues may buffer the negative effect of emotional dissonance on dentists' job performance even in the long term, whereas the role of personal resources (e.g., optimism) may be less important for maintaining high job performance under conditions of emotional dissonance. The study novelties include the test of the negative effects of emotional dissonance on long-term performance in dentistry and the identification of the job rather than personal resources as the buffers against the negative effects of emotional dissonance on long-term performance.
authors: Department of Business Administration, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain.
authors: Alma M
authors: AM
authors: Rodríguez-Sánchez
authors: Jari J
authors: JJ
authors: Hakanen
authors: Riku
authors: R
authors: Perhoniemi
authors: Marisa
authors: M
authors: Salanova
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003073:Cognitive Dissonance; D003726:Dental Assistants / Q000523:psychology*; D003815:Dentists / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: dentists; emotional dissonance; job resources; optimism; performance