A Precarious World in Uncertain Times: The Impact of Job Insecurity, Employment Precarity and Life Uncertainty on Individual, Organizational and Social Well-Being in the Present-Day World

Dear Colleagues,

Contemporary society is characterized by high levels of uncertainty. The two-year pandemic period, the recent war in Ukraine and the possible global economic recession in 2023, to mention a few examples, have further exacerbated a general feeling of precariousness and insecurity in people’s everyday lives and within the job market, especially in some minority or vulnerable social groups. Uncertainty was the most common emotional state reported by European citizens during the pandemic period. Surveys conducted in 2022 highlighted that the recent war in Europe is perceived as a threat to security by about 80% of Europeans; that 35% of respondents rated their job situation as “bad or very bad”; and that about 50% of Europeans suffer from financial concerns. This general situation has largely impacted public health over the last years as well: In fact, the scientific literature has widely documented how symptoms of anxiety, depression and worse mental health in general have risen all over the globe. Likewise, the job market and organizations have also experienced similar adverse trends. Within this global contemporary scenario, in the present Special Issue we aim to concentrate on antecedents and outcomes of job insecurity, employment precarity and life uncertainty, particularly focusing on their influence on individual, organizational and social well-being (but not limited to these), and on possible moderators and mediators of these relationships. Papers addressing these and other related topics are invited for this Special Issue. We expect papers with a high academic standard that can contribute to our theoretical understanding while simultaneously fostering practical implications and applied solutions for policy makers, individuals, and organizations.

Dr. Antonio Chirumbolo
Dr. Antonino Callea
Dr. Flavio Urbini
Guest Editors

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• job insecuriy
• life uncertainty
• employement precarity
• psychological well-being
• organizational well-being
• organizational behavior
• job attitudes
• stress
• health