Turner, N., Stride, C.B. orcid.org/0000-0001-9960-2869, Carter, A.J. et al. (2 more authors) (2012) Job Demands-Control-Support model and employee safety performance. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 45. pp. 811-817. ISSN 0001-4575
Abstract
The aim of this study was to explore whether work characteristics (job demands, job control, social support) comprising Karasek and Theorell's (1990) Job Demands–Control–Support framework predict employee safety performance (safety compliance and safety participation; Neal and Griffin, 2006). We used cross-sectional data of self-reported work characteristics and employee safety performance from 280 healthcare staff (doctors, nurses, and administrative staff) from Emergency Departments of seven hospitals in the United Kingdom. We analyzed these data using a structural equation model that simultaneously regressed safety compliance and safety participation on the main effects of each of the aforementioned work characteristics, their two-way interactions, and the three-way interaction among them, while controlling for demographic, occupational, and organizational characteristics. Social support was positively related to safety compliance, and both job control and the two-way interaction between job control and social support were positively related to safety participation. How work design is related to employee safety performance remains an important area for research and provides insight into how organizations can improve workplace safety. The current findings emphasize the importance of the co-worker in promoting both safety compliance and safety participation.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Crown Copyright © 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd |
Keywords: | Job demands; Job control; Social support; Safety compliance; Safety participation |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 15 Aug 2016 12:54 |
Last Modified: | 03 Nov 2016 02:18 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2011.07.005 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.aap.2011.07.005 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:86719 |