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Table 1

Stressor typology

Stress typology	Neutralization mechanism	Example
Structural ambiguity	Denial of responsibility	Contractors accuse disorganized workflows of low performance: “the system’s confusion left me no option.”
Temporal fragmentation	Denial of injury	Remote workers habituate sleeplessness: “I can work always-on.”
Algorithmic control	Condemnation of condemners	Gig workers condemn platforms: “the app’s discriminatory scores pushed me to hurry up.”
Identity fluidity	Appeal to higher loyalties	Freelancers repress core values: “I will tailor my voice to retain this customer.”
Social disembeddedness	Condemnation of condemners	Hybrid employees blame managers: “the management isn’t concerned with remote workers.”
Precarity anxiety	Appeal to higher loyalties	Gig workers endure exploitation: “I need to earn that pay to keep a roof above my family.
Recognition scarcity	Denial of victim	Content moderators disconnect: “why make more effort if no One will ever recognize my input?”
Cultural misalignment	Condemnation of condemners	Sustainability activists scoff at greenwashing: “leadership promises are false.”
Cognitive overload	Denial of injury	Managers rationalize rushed decisions: “cutting corners wasn’t a big deal.”
Moral neutralization	Appeal to higher loyalties	Teams rationalize unethical decisions: “We needed to bend rules to meet deadlines.”

Stress typology	Neutralization mechanism	Example
Structural ambiguity	Denial of responsibility	Contractors accuse disorganized workflows of low performance: “the system’s confusion left me no option.”
Temporal fragmentation	Denial of injury	Remote workers habituate sleeplessness: “I can work always-on.”
Algorithmic control	Condemnation of condemners	Gig workers condemn platforms: “the app’s discriminatory scores pushed me to hurry up.”
Identity fluidity	Appeal to higher loyalties	Freelancers repress core values: “I will tailor my voice to retain this customer.”
Social disembeddedness	Condemnation of condemners	Hybrid employees blame managers: “the management isn’t concerned with remote workers.”
Precarity anxiety	Appeal to higher loyalties	Gig workers endure exploitation: “I need to earn that pay to keep a roof above my family.
Recognition scarcity	Denial of victim	Content moderators disconnect: “why make more effort if no One will ever recognize my input?”
Cultural misalignment	Condemnation of condemners	Sustainability activists scoff at greenwashing: “leadership promises are false.”
Cognitive overload	Denial of injury	Managers rationalize rushed decisions: “cutting corners wasn’t a big deal.”
Moral neutralization	Appeal to higher loyalties	Teams rationalize unethical decisions: “We needed to bend rules to meet deadlines.”

Source(s): Authors’ own work