Tough times at the top: Occupational status predicts changes in job satisfaction in times of crisis.

ABSTRACT: How do individuals with a higher versus lower occupational status experience major, unexpected changes to their work life? The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted most areas of work life and, thus, provides a unique opportunity to examine changes in work attitudes in response to a worldwide crisis. We predict that individuals with higher, but not with lower occupational status showed a decline in job satisfaction during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany (1st lockdown; March to May 2020), with subsequent recovery to initial job satisfaction levels. Based on role theory and social-psychological theories of hierarchical differentiation, we argue that, due to the profound work-related changes, individuals with higher (vs. lower) occupational status are more negatively affected i

SUBMITTER: Weiss D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9584838 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature