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Does pressure from the work community increase risk taking?

S Salminen1

  • 1Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Department of Occupational Safety, Vantaa, Finland.

Psychological Reports
|December 1, 1995
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Workplace pressure from coworkers, foremen, and customers did not significantly increase risk-taking behavior. The zero-risk theory

Area of Science:

  • Occupational safety and health
  • Risk management
  • Organizational psychology

Background:

  • The zero-risk theory posits that workplace pressure acts as an additional motivator for risk-taking.
  • Understanding factors influencing occupational risk-taking is crucial for accident prevention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether pressure from the work community (coworkers, foremen, customers) influences occupational risk-taking.
  • To test the zero-risk theory's assumption of an "extra motive" for risk-taking.

Main Methods:

  • A risk-taking scale was developed using interviews with 72 victims of serious occupational accidents.
  • Statistical analysis compared risk-taking levels based on perceived influence from coworkers, foremen, and customers.

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Main Results:

  • No significant differences were found between individuals categorized as risk-takers and risk-avoiders regarding the influence of coworkers, foremen, or customers.
  • The hypothesis that workplace pressure significantly increases risk-taking was not supported.

Conclusions:

  • Workplace community pressure may not serve as the
  • extra motive
  • for increased risk-taking as suggested by the zero-risk theory.
  • Further research is needed to identify other potential drivers of occupational risk-taking behavior.