... boundaries within an occupation. Originality/value The paper extends identity threat theory to loosely regulated occupations that are shaped by media exposure. It theorizes how symbolic threats are interpreted in the absence of formal ties and introduces the concept of celebrity stigma transference...

...Sarah Richard; François Grima Purpose In a context in which disabled people are stigmatized, the school-to-work transition threatens the occupational identity to which disabled individuals aspire. This study highlights how students with a disability face and react against identity threat, using...