“…More recently, starting from the original theorization proposed by Hughes (, ), social psychologists and anthropologists focused their research on occupational dirt and identity dynamics (e.g., Ashforth & Kreiner, ; Ashforth, Kreiner, Clark, & Fugate, , ; Bosmans et al ., ; Cassell & Bishop, ; Filteau, ; Johnston & Hodge, ; Kreiner, Ashforth, & Sluss, ; Meldgaard Hansen, ; Selmi, ). For example, Dick () explained that being branded as a ‘dirty worker’ may imply a significant threat to the identity goal of seeing themselves in a positive light.…”