The Politics of Prevention : Polarization in How Workplace COVID-19 Safety Practices Shaped the Well-Being of Frontline Service Sector Workers
© The Author(s) 2022.
| Veröffentlicht in: | Work and occupations. - 1983. - 50(2023), 1 vom: 23. Feb., Seite 130-162 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2023
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Work and occupations |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article COVID-19 polarization precarious work well-being |
| Zusammenfassung: | © The Author(s) 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically reshaped the labor market, especially for service sector workers. Frontline service sector workers, already coping with precarious working conditions, faced proximate risks of COVID-19 transmission on the job and navigated new workplace safety measures, including masking, social distancing, and staying home while sick, all in a polarized political environment. We examine polarization in the effects of COVID-19 workplace safety measures on workers' feelings of safety and well-being. Specifically, we examine how support for former President Trump moderates the relationship between COVID-19 safety practices (masking, social distancing, staying home while sick) and workers' feelings of safety and well-being. To do so, we draw on novel data collected by The Shift Project from 2,039 service sector workers at 89 large firms during the COVID-19 pandemic. We find that workplace safety measures are positively associated with workers' self-assessments of feeling safe and with mental health, but only for Biden voters |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Revised 23.09.2024 published: Print Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 0730-8884 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/07308884221125821 |