Perceived colleagues' safety knowledge/behavior and safety performance: safety climate as a moderator in a multilevel study.
This study presented a model specifying the relationship of unit-level safety climate and perceived colleagues' safety knowledge/behavior (PCSK/B) to safety behavior (safety compliance and safety participation), as well as safety performance (injuries and near misses). PCSK/B, a measure of descriptive norms, was taken as a new individual-level predictor. Hierarchical linear modeling analyses indicated the significant cross-level interaction effects of unit-level safety climate and PCSK/B on safety behavior, i.e., the more positive the safety climate, the stronger effects PCSK/B has on safety behavior. The effect of PCSK/B on injuries was mediated by safety behavior. Implications for management and safety climate research were discussed.
Jiang
Li
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Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 10A Datun Road, Beijing, PR China.
Yu
Guangtao
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Li
Yongjuan
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Li
Feng
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D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D002617:Chemical Industry; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015279:Organizational Culture; D017751:Safety Management