Psychological distress, emotional expression and conflict resolution strategies among nurses: a cross-sectional study in an occupational context based on the conservation of resources theory.

Objectives. This study examined nurses' conflict resolution styles (integration, compromise, accommodating, dominating and avoidance) and investigated the relationships between emotional expression (happiness, sadness and anger), psychological distress (stress, anxiety and depression) and conflict resolution styles. Methods. The cross-sectional study was conducted between March 2020 and April 2022 among nurses working in two public hospitals in Türkiye. Participants were recruited using convenience sampling. Data were collected using the emotional expression scale (EES), conflict resoluti