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A Modified Trier Social Stress Test for Vulnerable Mexican American Adolescents

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Published on: July 10, 2017

Hispanic construction workers and assertiveness training.

Pramen P Shrestha¹, Nancy N Menzel

¹aHoward R. Hughes College of Engineering Construction Management Under the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA

Work (Reading, Mass.)

|September 6, 2013

Summary

Hispanic construction workers found assertiveness training less useful than non-Hispanic workers. Few participants in either group reported practicing assertiveness at work, suggesting a need for different safety interventions.

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Area of Science:

Occupational Health
Workplace Safety
Cultural Competency in Training

Background:

Hispanic (Latino) construction workers face higher occupational death and injury rates in the U.S.
Cultural norms valuing respect for authority may deter workers from requesting safety improvements.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess if Hispanic construction workers in Las Vegas found assertiveness training more beneficial than non-Hispanic trainees.
To determine if Hispanic workers practiced assertiveness at work post-training.

Main Methods:

Assertiveness training was integrated into fall prevention classes for construction workers.
Telephone interviews were conducted eight weeks post-training to gather feedback on usefulness and behavior changes.

Main Results:

A significantly smaller percentage of Hispanic trainees (11%) found assertiveness training useful compared to non-Hispanic trainees (28%).
Only 2% of participants from both groups reported implementing assertiveness behaviors at work.

Conclusions:

Hispanic trainees prioritized other knowledge over assertiveness training.
Job security concerns may outweigh speaking up about safety for Hispanic workers.
Future safety interventions should prioritize improving the work safety climate and engineering controls.