Examining the effect of safety climate on accident risk through job stress: a path analysis

Autor: Amir Hossein Khoshakhlagh, Saleh Al Sulaie, Saeid Yazdanirad, JeeWoong Park
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: BMC Psychology, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2050-7283
DOI: 10.1186/s40359-023-01133-2
Popis: Abstract Background Job stress is a probable mediator of the relationship between safety climate and accident occurrence. To demonstrate this, this study investigates the relationship between safety climate, job stress, and accident risk using a large number of surveys. The study will use structural equation modeling (SEM) to analyze the data collected from the surveys to examine the effect of safety climate on accident risk through job stress. Methods The study is a cross-sectional study that was conducted on 1,530 male workers of a petrochemical company. The subjects were asked to complete several questionnaires during rest periods, which included demographic information, the Nordic safety climate questionnaire (NOSACQ-50), and the generic job stress questionnaire (GJSQ). Additionally, data on the frequency and intensity of accidents among participants were gathered from the health unit of the company. Path analysis was conducted by structural equation modeling (SEM) in Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS) software. Results The results revealed that the latent variable of safety climate with an effect coefficient of – 0.112 did not have a direct effect on accident risk (P = 0.343). However, safety climate with an effect coefficient of − 0.633 had an indirect effect on accident risk through job stress (P
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