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Unmasking the surface acting and emotional exhaustion of frontline employees in the UK’s fine dining sector.

Giousmpasoglou, C., Papavasileiou, E., Marinakou, E., Hall, K., Kyritsis, T. and Radhakrishnan, N., 2025. Unmasking the surface acting and emotional exhaustion of frontline employees in the UK’s fine dining sector. International Journal of Spa and Wellness, 2025 (Apr), 1-18.

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DOI: 10.1080/24721735.2025.2469002

Abstract

Drawing on the self-regulatory resource depletion theory, we unmask the process of surface acting and emotional exhaustion that takes place in the fine dining sector. We test a hypothesis and respond to three research questions using data with closed and open-ended questions from a purposive sample of frontline employees in the UK (N = 134). The findings offer a novel five stage well-being model that explains how specific work conditions (Stage 1) trigger emotions that frontline fine dining employees regulate with surface acting (Stage 2), a phenomenon that gains momentum and magnitude as it continues, requiring employees to use resources (stage 3) which are limited and quickly depleted leading to emotional exhaustion (Stage 4), a negative work outcome that front-line employees in fine-dining use various strategies to cope with (Stage 5). Implications for practitioners are discussed and future directions for workplace wellness programmes are proposed.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:2472-1735
Uncontrolled Keywords:Self-regulation;Frontline employees;Well-being;Exhaustion;Fine dining restaurants;Workplace wellness
Group:Bournemouth University Business School
ID Code:40995
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:16 May 2025 10:38
Last Modified:16 May 2025 10:38

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