Tools are not meant to flourish. The mediating role of self-objectification between organizational dehumanization and psychological flourishing at work

B S T R A C T The purpose of this study was the investigation of the mediating role of self-objectification between organizational dehumanization perceptions and psychological flourishing at work. convenience sample of 415 French employees responded to online survey. Results indicate a negative effect of organizational dehumanization perceptions on psychological flourishing in workplace, which was partially mediated by self-objectification. This study highlights that the instrumental treatment employees may hinder their psychological functioning due part to the internalization of an objectified concept of Self, reflecting a process of individual disidentification. This work therefore encourages organizations to move beyond the transactional view of the employer-employee relationship. 2024 AIPTLF. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).