Exploratory Study: A Modification Training Method of Attentional Bias Toward Safety

Area of Science:

• Occupational Safety and Health
• Behavioral Psychology
• Human Factors Engineering

Background:

• Attentional bias toward safety (ABS) positively correlates with safe behaviors in production activities.
• ABS is a significant area of research in organizational safety behavior.
• Existing literature lacks methods for modifying ABS.

Purpose of the Study:

• To design and evaluate a novel training method for modifying attentional bias toward safety (ABS).
• To investigate the potential of a modified dot-probe task for ABS training.
• To establish a new approach for enhancing safety education and training efficacy.

Main Methods:

• A modified dot-probe task was employed to create the ABS modification training.
• Participants responded to detection points following safety and neutral stimuli.
• Attentional bias values were measured, with participants divided into control and training groups.

Main Results:

• A novel training method was developed to enhance safety stimulus efficacy by activating ABS.
• The training effectively promoted attentional bias toward safety.
• Repeated training sessions and prior knowledge significantly boosted the training's effectiveness.

Conclusions:

• The study presents an experimental approach to assess safety education and training effectiveness.
• The developed method offers a new avenue for research in accident prevention.
• This work contributes to understanding and improving safety behaviors through cognitive bias modification.