In it together?: Exploring solidarity with frontline workers in the United Kingdom and Ireland during COVID-19

被引：12

作者：

Kinsella, Elaine L. ^{[1
]}

Muldoon, Orla T. ^{[1
]}

Lemon, Sarah ^{[2
]}

Stonebridge, Natasha ^{[2
]}

Hughes, Samantha ^{[2
]}

Sumner, Rachel C. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Limerick, Ctr Social Issues Res, Dept Psychol, Limerick, Ireland

[2] Univ Gloucestershire, Dept Psychol Sci, Cheltenham, Glos, England

[3] Cardiff Metropolitan Univ, Hlth & Human Performance Global Acad, Cardiff, Wales

来源：

BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 2023年 / 62卷 / 01期

关键词：

coronavirus; COVID-19; cv19heroes; frontline workers; health and well-being; keyworkers; solidarity; SOCIAL-IDENTITY-MODEL; LEADERSHIP; PSYCHOLOGY; RESPONSES; STRESS; CRISIS; TIMES;

D O I：

10.1111/bjso.12579

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

The phrase 'in it together' has been used liberally since the outbreak of COVID-19, but the extent that frontline workers felt 'in it together' is not well understood. Here, we consider the factors that built (or eroded) solidarity while working through the pandemic, and how frontline workers navigated their lives through periods of disconnection. Semi-structured interviews with 21 frontline workers, across all sectors, were conducted in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The qualitative data were analysed systematically using reflexive thematic analysis. The three themes identified in the data were: (1) Solidarity as central to frontline experiences; (2) Leadership as absent, shallow and divisive: highlighting 'us-them' distinctions and (3) The rise of 'us' and 'we' among colleagues. Our research offers insights into how frontline workers make sense of their experiences of solidarity and discordance during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, with relevance for government and organizational policy-makers shaping future conditions for frontline workers.

引用

页码：241 / 263

页数：23

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