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Self-Endangering Work Behavior Is Enhanced by a Poor Psychosocial Safety Climate at the Workplace Among Japanese
Kazuki Kikunaga1,2, Nobutada Yokouchi3, Kazuhito Yokoyama4,5
1Department of Social Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Background:
This study examined the longitudinal influence of psychosocial safety climate (PSC) on self-endangering work behavior (SEWB), considering working time flexibility (fixed vs. flextime arrangement).
Methods:
A two-wave web-based longitudinal survey was conducted in Japan in November 2021 and May 2022. Responses from 826 full-time workers were analyzed. Fixed-effects model analyses were used to examine the within-person effect of PSC on SEWB and test the moderation effect of working time flexibility.
Results:
The decrease in PSC was significantly associated with the increase in SEWB under the flextime arrangement, but not under the fixed-time arrangement, presenting the significant moderation effect of working time flexibility.
Conclusions:
The findings highlight the heightened vulnerability of flextime workers to SEWB in a deterioration of PSC, emphasizing the need for organizations to maintain a healthy organizational climate when implementing flextime.
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