The cost of caring: emotion regulation difficulties mediate burnout and emotional overeating in nurses (opens in new tab)

BackgroundNurses are a high-risk group for occupational burnout due to chronic work-related stress, which may contribute to maladaptive eating behaviors, particularly emotional eating. However, the underlying mechanism linking burnout and emotional eating remains unclear. This study aims to examine the mediating role of difficulties in emotion regulation in the relationship between occupational burnout (emotional exhaustion and depersonalization) and emotional overeating among nurses.MethodsA...