Inter-identity threats and opportunities shaping professional influence for the Allied Health Profession (AHP) healthcare workforce: a study of identity paradox

IF 5 2区医学 Q1 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Social Science & Medicine Pub Date : 2025-10-04 DOI:10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118638

Sarah E Crozier , Carol Atkinson , Mike Bresnen , Peter Goodwin

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Abstract

This paper extends our understanding of complexities in professional identity within healthcare by exploring a diverse group, UK allied health professionals (AHPs) working in clinical settings in public healthcare. Through qualitative thematic enquiry, we harness identity theory to highlight the threats and opportunities facing this workforce who contend with a multiplicity of identities. AHPs face an identity paradox, insofar as they hold both singular and collective professional identities that shift and change as they interact with different identity expectations within their work environment. We explore the impact of inter-identity threats and opportunities upon AHPs' professional identity, examining their impact upon AHPs’ capacity to address and resolve ever-increasing system healthcare challenges. Our contribution presents a process-oriented model that highlights the importance of inter-identity dynamics, showing the interconnectedness of AHP identity with a range of detrimental outcomes that hinder the contribution of these professions and perpetuate existing difficulties.

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身份之间的威胁和机会塑造专业影响的联合健康专业（AHP）医疗保健劳动力：身份悖论的研究

本文通过探索一个多元化的群体，英国联合卫生专业人员（AHPs）在公共卫生保健的临床环境中工作，扩展了我们对医疗保健专业身份复杂性的理解。通过定性的专题调查，我们利用身份理论来强调这些劳动力面临的威胁和机会，他们与多重身份相抗衡。ahp面临着一个身份悖论，因为他们既拥有单一的职业身份，也拥有集体的职业身份，随着他们在工作环境中与不同的身份期望的互动，这种身份会发生变化。我们探讨内部身份的威胁和机会对ahp的职业身份的影响，检查他们对ahp的能力的影响，以解决不断增加的系统医疗保健挑战。我们的贡献提出了一个以过程为导向的模型，强调了内部身份动态的重要性，显示了AHP身份与一系列有害结果的相互联系，这些结果阻碍了这些职业的贡献，并使现有的困难永续存在。

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9.10

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5.60%

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762

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38 days

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