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July 20, 2026Journal of Occupational and Organizational PsychologyOpen Access

Well‐being labour: How surveillance architecture converts organizational well‐being programmes into a source of harm

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PPPankaj C. PatelVillanova UniversityYRYasin RofcanınUniversity of BathRKRıfat KamaşakUniversity of Reading

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Overview

Theoretical analysis reveals how mandatory well-being programs harm individuals through surveillance, suggesting ethical implications.

Key Points

  • This research explores the mechanisms through which workplace surveillance transforms well-being programs from beneficial to harmful.
  • Introduces the concept of 'wellbeing labor' linked to surveillance in organizations.
  • Establishes a two-stage mechanism connecting well-being participation and individual surveillance.
  • Discusses theoretical implications and ethical considerations of monitoring well-being.
  • Under low surveillance, well-being programs yield positive outcomes, while high surveillance leads to null or negative results.
  • Surveillance shifts motivation from autonomous to externally regulated, impairing psychological authenticity.
  • Chronic inauthenticity damages the potential for genuine psychological flourishing.

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Patel et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a5dbad58bd453d3397abfe7https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.70149
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