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Workplace safety perceptions and perceived organizational support: do supportive perceptions influence safety
Seth Ayim Gyekye1, Simo Salminen
1Department of Social Psychology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. gyekye@mappi.helsinki.fi
Summary
Positive organizational support is linked to better workplace safety perceptions, higher job satisfaction, and fewer accidents. This highlights the importance of supportive environments for employee well-being and safety compliance.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Psychology
- Occupational Health and Safety
Background:
- Organizational factors significantly influence employee safety and well-being.
- Understanding the interplay between perceived support and safety climate is crucial for effective safety management.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between organizational safety climate and perceived organizational support.
- To examine the association of these factors with job satisfaction, safety compliance, and accident frequency.
Main Methods:
- Utilized established scales to assess safety climate (Hayes et al., 1998) and perceived organizational support (Eisenberger et al., 1990).
- Employed confirmatory factor analysis to validate the safety climate scale structure.
- Applied regression analysis and t-tests to analyze the relationships between variables.
Main Results:
- Positive perceptions of organizational support correlated with positive workplace safety perceptions.
- Workers reporting higher support showed increased job satisfaction and compliance with safety policies.
- A significant inverse relationship was found between perceived support and accident frequency.
Conclusions:
- Perceived organizational support is a key factor closely associated with workplace safety perceptions.
- Organizational support positively impacts job satisfaction, safety compliance, and accident rates.
- Findings underscore the importance of fostering supportive organizational environments to enhance employee safety.
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