So lucky to be paid on time! Downward social comparison and gratitude in crisis economy psychological contracts
基于对希腊白领员工的访谈，研究高失业率和经济危机如何影响员工对雇主心理契约义务的看法，发现社会比较和感恩感缓冲了员工对雇主履行契约的解读。
In this article the authors investigate how high unemployment and sustained economic crisis influence employee beliefs regarding their employers’ psychological contract (PC) obligations. Based on 32 semi-structured interviews with Greek white-collar employees, the authors compare PC changes among workers with pre-crisis work experience and others whose entire work lives coincide with the crisis. The majority of participants perceive their employer to exploit the crisis, demanding more of workers while offering them less. Those participants who remained with their pre-crisis employer held more positive perceptions. At the same time, social comparison and sense of gratitude influence how individuals interpret their employee–employer obligations. These factors buffer how individuals interpret their employer’s PC fulfillment in the crisis economy.