NOWSTARS article named Paper of the Year 2025 in SJWOP
The article Moving on Up Now? A Meta-Analysis of the Associations Between Job Insecurity and Career-Related Outcomes, published in the Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology (SJWOP), has been named the journal's Paper of the Year 2025.
The article is authored by Lena Låstad, Jacobus Pienaar, Katharina Näswall, Anne Richter, Johnny Hellgren, and Magnus Sverke.
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"This paper is awarded Paper of the Year for its scientific rigor, scope, and relevance. Drawing on a meta-analysis of 237 studies, it provides a comprehensive synthesis of how job insecurity shapes career-related attitudes and behaviors. The paper advances theory by highlighting the consequences of job insecurity beyond the current job to long-term career development, while also strengthening the field methodologically through careful moderator analyses. By demonstrating how jobs that are perceived as insecure hamper sustainable career development, the findings are highly relevant for organizations and policymakers. Clear, theoretically grounded, and impactful, the paper exemplifies high-quality research in work and organizational psychology."
Last updated: 2026-06-03
Source: NOWSTARS