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View article: The Political Consequences of Work: An Integrative Review
The Political Consequences of Work: An Integrative Review Open
Work experiences and political participation outside work are intrinsically linked. Management scholars have acknowledged the role that organizations play in shaping political behavior from a firm-level perspective, but the specific workin…
View article: Testing the incongruence model with longitudinal data: How employment status preferences affect mental health over time
Testing the incongruence model with longitudinal data: How employment status preferences affect mental health over time Open
According to the incongruence model, unemployed people experience incongruence between their actual as compared to their desired employment status, which is an important source of distress. In contrast to other theories, this model is able…
View article: A lead article to go deeper and broader in job insecurity research: Understanding an individual perception in its social and political context
A lead article to go deeper and broader in job insecurity research: Understanding an individual perception in its social and political context Open
Job insecurity, that is, the perceived threat of job loss or of valued job features, is a well‐documented stressor with negative consequences for employees. This lead article proposes to advance the field by going both deeper and broader i…
View article: Seeing the forest for the trees: A response to commentaries on job insecurity conceptualizations, processes and social context
Seeing the forest for the trees: A response to commentaries on job insecurity conceptualizations, processes and social context Open
We are grateful for the two commentaries on our lead article on job insecurity, its psychological repercussions and broader social context, which provide important additions, as well as impetus to refine and clarify our arguments. In this …
View article: Work Changes Caused by the Pandemic: A Threat to Identification and Compliance With Health Regulations?
Work Changes Caused by the Pandemic: A Threat to Identification and Compliance With Health Regulations? Open
This paper investigates how changes to work (caused by the COVID-19 pandemic) and job insecurity relate to identification and subsequent compliance to public health mitigation guidelines. Specifically, we argue that job insecurity and cert…
View article: Introduction: Facts and fables in work psychology: a critical interrogation and future proofing of job insecurity, precarious employment and burnout
Introduction: Facts and fables in work psychology: a critical interrogation and future proofing of job insecurity, precarious employment and burnout Open
With job insecurity and precarious employment at an all-time high, and burnout labelled as the new worker pandemic, this incisive book sets out to initiate debate and fuel learning in the continually evolving field of work psychology.
View article: The relationship between job precariousness and student burnout: a serial indirect effects model
The relationship between job precariousness and student burnout: a serial indirect effects model Open
Much research has examined the association between precarious employment and wellbeing in adults, but little is known about this relationship in working students. Using a sample of 224 (MAge 21 years; 68% female), we assessed self-percepti…
View article: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work: A Functional-Identity Perspective
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work: A Functional-Identity Perspective Open
The impact of the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) on workers’ experiences remains underexamined. Although AI-enhanced processes can benefit workers (e.g., by assisting with exhausting or dangerous tasks), they can also elici…
View article: Work and Organizational Issues Affecting Young Workers
Work and Organizational Issues Affecting Young Workers Open
Young people (between ages 15 and 24 years) experience unique difficulties in access to work, compared to the rest of the working population. Young people are in the process of developing career competencies and therefore lack the necessar…
View article: The job insecurity of others: On the role of perceived national job insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic
The job insecurity of others: On the role of perceived national job insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic Open
Political scientists and sociologists have highlighted insecure work as a societal ill underlying individuals’ lack of social solidarity (i.e., concern about the welfare of disadvantaged others) and political disruption. In order to provid…
View article: The Job Insecurity of Others: On the Role of Perceived National Job Insecurity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Job Insecurity of Others: On the Role of Perceived National Job Insecurity During the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
Political scientists and sociologists have highlighted insecure work as a societal ill underlying individuals’ lack of social solidarity (i.e., concern about the welfare of disadvantaged others) and political disruption. In order to provid…
View article: Work Is Political: Distributive Injustice as a Mediating Mechanism in the Relationship Between Job Insecurity and Political Cynicism
Work Is Political: Distributive Injustice as a Mediating Mechanism in the Relationship Between Job Insecurity and Political Cynicism Open
The past two decades saw an increase in political populism, set against the backdrop of turbulent economic and political developments. This is associated with a rise in workers worrying about job loss as well as an increase in individuals …
View article: How Job Insecurity Affects Political Attitudes: Identity Threat Plays a Role
How Job Insecurity Affects Political Attitudes: Identity Threat Plays a Role Open
This study tests the assumption that job insecurity threatens people’s work‐related identities and thereby affects their political attitudes. Work‐related identity threat in times of job insecurity is proposed to happen in two ways: people…
View article: The Development and Initial Validation of a Self-Report Job Precariousness Scale Suitable for Use With Young Adults Who Study and Work
The Development and Initial Validation of a Self-Report Job Precariousness Scale Suitable for Use With Young Adults Who Study and Work Open
Precarious employment has been increasing worldwide. Yet there are few scales suitable to assess it, and no scales to measure perceived job precariousness in working students who are particularly vulnerable. Using classic test theory, we g…
View article: Toward an understanding of a healthy organizational change process: A three-wave longitudinal study among university employees.
Toward an understanding of a healthy organizational change process: A three-wave longitudinal study among university employees. Open
©American Psychological Association, 2019. This paper is not the copy of record and may not exactly replicate the authoritative document published in the APA journal. Please do not copy or cite without author's permission. The final articl…
View article: (How) Do work placements work? Scrutinizing the quantitative evidence for a theory-driven future research agenda
(How) Do work placements work? Scrutinizing the quantitative evidence for a theory-driven future research agenda Open
This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Elsevier via the DOI in this record
View article: On the dynamics of work identity in atypical employment: setting out a research agenda
On the dynamics of work identity in atypical employment: setting out a research agenda Open
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology on 27 Feb 2018, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2018.1444605
View article: Perceptions of Corruption: An Empirical Study Controlling for Survey Bias
Perceptions of Corruption: An Empirical Study Controlling for Survey Bias Open
Survey data on corruption are widely used to construct corruption indices, but are hardly questioned. How do individual experiences shape perceptions of corruption? Do more work-engaged respondents perceive corruption as a bigger obstacle …
View article: Perceptions of Corruption: An Empirical Study Controlling for Survey Bias
Perceptions of Corruption: An Empirical Study Controlling for Survey Bias Open
Survey data on corruption are widely used to construct corruption indices, but are hardly questioned. How do individual experiences shape perceptions of corruption? Do more work-engaged respondents perceive corruption as a bigger obstacle …
View article: How does job insecurity affect performance and political outcomes? Social identity plays a role.
How does job insecurity affect performance and political outcomes? Social identity plays a role. Open
Can job insecurity, performance and political attitudes be connected? The presented study draws from social identity theory to propose that fearing to lose ones job can threaten a person’s identity as an employed person. This identity thre…
View article: Firm Performance in Challenging Business Climates: Does Managerial Work Engagement Make a Difference?
Firm Performance in Challenging Business Climates: Does Managerial Work Engagement Make a Difference? Open
Do more highly work-engaged managers contribute to firm performance? Leaning on the resource-based view, we propose managerial work engagement as a resource relevant to firm performance. Data from a representative survey of managers in Ban…
View article: Does job insecurity threaten who you are? Introducing a social identity perspective to explain well‐being and performance consequences of job insecurity
Does job insecurity threaten who you are? Introducing a social identity perspective to explain well‐being and performance consequences of job insecurity Open
Summary This paper introduces a social identity perspective to job insecurity research. Worrying about becoming jobless, we argue, is detrimental because it implies an anticipated membership of a negatively evaluated group—the group of une…
View article: The after-effects of youth unemployment: More vulnerable persons are less likely to succeed in Youth Guarantee programmes
The after-effects of youth unemployment: More vulnerable persons are less likely to succeed in Youth Guarantee programmes Open
This article investigates unemployed adolescents’ success in re-employment programmes. It proposes that not being in employment, education, or training indicates a setback in the achievement of important life goals, which affects mental he…
View article: How much of a nuisance is greasing the palms? A study on job dedication and attitudes towards corruption reports under answer bias control
How much of a nuisance is greasing the palms? A study on job dedication and attitudes towards corruption reports under answer bias control Open
This article studies how prior exposure and individual respondent’s work attitudes affect the degree to which corruption is perceived as an obstacle to business operations. Survey questions about sensitive topics like corruption are suscep…