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The worth of work: Socio-political and demographic correlates of anti-work orientation
Institutionen för psykologi, Linnéuniversitetet.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9967-9030
Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande, Linköping University, Linköping; Sweden Department of Psychosocial Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Malmö University, Faculty of Culture and Society (KS), Department of Urban Studies (US). Malmö University, Centre for Work Life Studies (CTA).ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2077-0243
2025 (English)In: Social Sciences & Humanities Open, ISSN 2590-2911, Vol. 11, article id 101565Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Anti-work refers to a contentious rejection of work as a determinant of one's self-worth or worth to society. The most central principle is that work requires the submission of the individual's free will for the benefit of the organization and that this has negative consequences for workers' well-being. Even though the anti-work movement has grown rapidly in recent years, research on this phenomenon is scarce. This preregistered study (N = 2595) aimed to examine the relation between anti-work orientation and a range of socio-political attitudes, as well as its prevalence among different demographic groups in Sweden. The results revealed that anti-democratic attitudes and anti-hierarchical aggression were the strongest socio-political predictors of anti-work attitudes, followed by support for censorship and partisanship. Furthermore, voters of both the left party and the right-wing populist party were overrepresented among individuals scoring high on anti-work orientation, suggesting an “extremism” effect at both ends of the political spectrum. The strongest demographic predictors were young age and low income. Interestingly, latent class analysis revealed that men were strongly overrepresented in both the class of anti-work-supporters and the class with low anti-work orientation. These findings add new insights into the growing political discourse around the nature of work.

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Elsevier , 2025. Vol. 11, article id 101565
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Anti-Work, Antiwork, Socio-political attitudes, Political affiliation
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Psychology Work Sciences
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Organisational studies; Arbete och organisation
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-75809DOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101565Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105004435425OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-75809DiVA, id: diva2:1957566
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The Crafoord Foundation, 20220590Available from: 2025-05-11 Created: 2025-05-11 Last updated: 2025-05-26Bibliographically approved

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