Keeping it real? Authenticity and well-being at work
• Centres authenticity as a vital but overlooked part of worker well-being • Shows how “being real” becomes emotional labour in hospitality workplaces • Calls for research on how authenticity is lived, shaped, and constrained at work
Authors
- Tânia Gaspar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9616-0441)
- Joseph Mellors (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4235-1445)
Institutions
- Universidade Lusófona (PT)
- University of Westminster (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Tourism Research
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2025.104012
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Emotional Labor in Professions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.20
Funders
- European Commission
- HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme