Gratitud y autoeficacia emocional en la regulación del estrés laboral en profesionales de salud mental
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Los profesionales de la salud mental trabajan en contextos emocionalmente demandantes y con recursos limitados, lo que favorece el estrés crónico y el desgaste profesional. Esta revisión narrativa cualitativa tiene como propósito explorar la percepción que los trabajadores del sector de la salud mental tienen sobre la gratitud, la autoeficacia emocional y su relación con la regulación del estrés laboral. Se seleccionaron cuatro estudios publicados entre 2015 y 2025 en Scopus, Web of Science y PubMed. El análisis temático identificó tres categorías: estrategias de afrontamiento personal, redes de apoyo profesional y procesos de resignificación del malestar. Los hallazgos muestran que la gratitud y la autoeficacia emocional operan principalmente como disposiciones personales más que como técnicas terapéuticas estructuradas, y su impacto depende del contexto institucional y cultural. Se señalan limitaciones metodológicas y vacíos en la literatura cualitativa, especialmente en entornos latinoamericanos. Los resultados subrayan la necesidad de desarrollar intervenciones de autocuidado emocional contextualizadas y sostenibles para profesionales de la salud mental.
Mental health professionals work in emotionally demanding contexts with limited resources, which contributes to chronic stress and burnout. This qualitative narrative review aims to explore mental health workers’ perceptions of gratitude, emotional self-efficacy, and their relationship to regulating work-related stress. Four studies published between 2015 and 2025 in Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed were selected. Thematic analysis identified three categories: personal coping strategies, professional support networks, and processes of reframing distress. The findings show that gratitude and emotional self-efficacy operate primarily as personal dispositions rather than structured therapeutic techniques, and their impact depends on the institutional and cultural context. Methodological limitations and gaps in the qualitative literature, especially in Latin American settings, are noted. The results underscore the need to develop contextualized and sustainable emotional self-care interventions for mental health professionals.
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