This study explores the nature of precarity via the lens of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Precarity refers to uncertainty, loss, disruption, and anxiety, which differentially impact people across contexts. We sought to (a) identify how people understand and resist precarity during the pandemic; (b) explore the potential of precarity to serve as an organizing concept for psychological praxis and research; and (c) explore ways in which psychology of working theory (PWT) may be enriched by an infusion of precarity into its theoretical tenets. Twenty-seven participants who experienced work-related disruptions completed an open-ended survey during the summer of 2020 about the multifaceted challenges they faced. We used conventional content analysis to analyze the responses and derived the following three themes: (a) disruptions at work elevate precarity; (b) relationships as a source of both stress and resilience/resistance; and (c) expanding critical consciousness and resistance. Using a critical qualitative research lens, we identified ways in which people were protected from, or vulnerable to, the threats to their security. We also explored the complex intersection of structural barriers and social identities in relation to precarity. We presented propositions to guide future scholarship on precarity and PWT. Implications for practice and advocacy conclude the article. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

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“像海啸一样快速袭来”：对大流行期间的不稳定和抵抗力的关键定性研究。

本研究从冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 大流行的角度探讨了不稳定的性质。不稳定是指不确定性、损失、中断和焦虑，它们会在不同的环境中对人们产生不同的影响。我们试图 (a) 确定人们在大流行期间如何理解和抵制不稳定；(b) 探索不稳定性作为心理实践和研究的组织概念的潜力；(c) 探索工作理论心理学 (PWT) 可以通过将不稳定性注入其理论原则而得到丰富的方法。27 名经历过与工作相关的中断的参与者在 2020 年夏季完成了一项关于他们面临的多方面挑战的开放式调查。我们使用传统的内容分析来分析响应并得出以下三个主题：(a) 工作中断加剧了不稳定；(b) 人际关系是压力和复原力/抵抗力的来源；(c) 扩大批判意识和抵抗力。使用关键的定性研究镜头，我们确定了人们受到保护或容易受到其安全威胁的方式。我们还探讨了与不稳定相关的结构性障碍和社会身份的复杂交叉点。我们提出了一些建议，以指导未来关于不稳定性和 PWT 的学术研究。对实践和宣传的影响总结了这篇文章。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。我们确定了人们受到保护或容易受到其安全威胁的方式。我们还探讨了与不稳定相关的结构性障碍和社会身份的复杂交叉点。我们提出了一些建议，以指导未来关于不稳定性和 PWT 的学术研究。对实践和宣传的影响总结了这篇文章。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。我们确定了人们受到保护或容易受到其安全威胁的方式。我们还探讨了与不稳定相关的结构性障碍和社会身份的复杂交叉点。我们提出了一些建议，以指导未来关于不稳定性和 PWT 的学术研究。对实践和宣传的影响总结了这篇文章。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。