What is it about?
Brexit is a controversial macropolitical event that can be appraised as challenging and threatening. In a sample of UK-based academics we assessed if appraisal of Brexit affects individual well-being via the perceived relationship quality with coworkers and the experience of job insecurity.
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Why is it important?
Work does not happen in a vacuum but is embedded in a greater societal context. Taking into account macropolitical events such as Brexit allows for a more holistic understanding of the factors that influence individual behavior, personal well-being and social interactions at work.
Perspectives
We hope that this article encourages researchers and practitioners to consider (a) the macropolitical background that work is embedded in and (b) the relevance of cognitive appraisal of controversial events for the quality of social work relationships.
Miriam Schilbach
Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research
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This page is a summary of: Work in times of Brexit: explanatory mechanisms linking macropolitical events with employee well-being, European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, January 2022, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/1359432x.2021.2019709.
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